Fungal surveillance of an open haematology ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-292

  Richardson, M D ^a,c   Rennie, S ^a   Marshall, I ^b   Morgan, M G ^b   Murphy, J A ^b   Shankland, G S ^a   Watson, W H ^b   Soutar, R L ^b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air microbiology; Aspergillus; Candida; Environmental microbiology; Mycoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0033840661     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0780     Document Type: Article

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