Nonperinatal nosocomial transmission of Candida albicans in a neonatal intensive care unit: Prospective study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1255-1259

  Reef, Susan E ^a,c   Lasker, Brent A ^a   Butcher, Dona S ^b   McNeil, Michael M ^a   Pruitt, Ruth ^a   Keyserling, Harry ^b   Jarvis, William R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0031959422     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1255-1259.1998     Document Type: Article

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