Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis fungemia in neonatal intensive care units: Clinical implications and genotyping analysis

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-102

  Huang, Y C ^a,c   Lin T Y, ^a   Leu, H S ^b   Peng, H L ^b   Wu J H, ^b   Chang, H Y ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE;

EID: 0033040220     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02560505     Document Type: Article

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