Nosocomial infection with Rhizopus microsporus in preterm infants: Association with wooden tongue depressors

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9025, 1996, Pages 441-443

  Mitchell, S J ^a   Gray, J ^a   Morgan, M E I ^a   Hocking, M D ^a   Durbin, G M ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RHIZOPUS; SKIN INFECTION; SPLINT; WOOD;

EID: 0030591672     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)05059-3     Document Type: Article

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