Aspergillus terreus infections in haematological malignancies: Molecular epidemiology suggests association with in-hospital plants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Lass Florl C ^a   Rath, P M ^b   Niederwieser, D ^c   Kofler, G ^a   Wurzner R ^a   Krezy, A ^a   Dierich, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus terreus; Hospital acquired infection; RAPD typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

EID: 0033797950     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0799     Document Type: Article

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