Clustering of Candida infections in the neonatal intensive care unit: Concurrent emergence of multiple strains simulating intermittent outbreaks

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-134

  Khatib, Riad ^a   Thirumoorthi, Muthayipalayam C ^a   Riederer, Kathleen M ^a   Sturm, Lisa ^a   Oney, Logan A ^a   Baran Jr , Joseph ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Candidiasis; Cross infection; Neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, FUNGAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031905868     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199802000-00010     Document Type: Article

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