Bacillus Species

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 368-373

  Weber, David J ^a   Rutala, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0024059997     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/645890     Document Type: Article

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