Bacillus cereus infections among oncology patients at a children's hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 543-546

  Christenson, John C ^a   Byington, Carrie ^b   Korgenski, E Kent ^b   Adderson, Elisabeth E ^b   Bruggers, Carol ^b   Adams, Roberta H ^b   Jenkins, Eileen ^b   Hohmann, Sheri ^b   Carroll, Karen ^b   Daly, Judy A ^b   Pavia, Andrew T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0032763476     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70034-9     Document Type: Article

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