Molecular tracking of Candida albicans in a neonatal intensive care unit: Long-term colonizations versus catheter-related infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3032-3036

  Ruiz Diez, Beatriz ^a   Martinez, Venancio ^b,c   Alvarez, Maria ^b   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan L ^a   Martinez Suarez, Joaquin V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud El Llano   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030657097     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3032-3036.1997     Document Type: Article

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