Nosocomial Transmission of Opportunistic Infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 574-577

  Gerberding, Julie Louise ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032130678     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141783     Document Type: Article

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