Nosocomial Candida: Epidemiology, transmission, and prevention

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 411-425

  Wright, W L ^a   Wenzel, R P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0030850899     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70363-9     Document Type: Article

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