Nosocomial Candida glabrata colonization: An epidemiologic study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 421-426

  Vazquez, Jose A ^a,b,c   Dembry, Louise M ^a,d   Sanchez, Veronica ^a   Vazquez, Mary A ^c   Sobel, Jack D ^a   Dmuchowski, Carl ^a,c   Zervos, Marcus J ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 0031965014     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.421-426.1998     Document Type: Article

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