Outbreak of invasive pulmonary mycosis in neutropenic hematologic patients in relation to remodelling construction work;Brote de micosis pulmonar invasiva en pacientes hematologicos neutropenicos en relacion con obras de remodelacion

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Gaspar, Carmen ^a   Mariano, Alberto ^a   Cuesta, Jorge ^a   Rodríguez, Gil ^a   Díaz, Joaquín ^a   Picazo, Juan ^a   Fereres, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construction work; Invasive pulmonary mycosis; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EPIDEMIC; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0032892204     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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