Candida parapsilosis fungemia associated with implantable and semi-implantable central venous catheters and the hands of healthcare workers

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-249

  Levin, A S ^a   Costa, S F ^a   Mussi, N S ^a   Basso, M ^a   Sinto, S I ^a   MacHado, C ^a   Geiger, D C ^b   Villares, M C B ^c   Schreiber, A Z ^c   Barone, A A ^a   Branchini, M L M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031925005     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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