A Study of Yeast Carriage on Hands of Hospital Personnel

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-67

  Kumar, Surinder ^a   Batra, Roma ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Intensive Care Unit; Nursing home care unit; Outpatient Department

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; HAND; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING STAFF;

AMBULATORY CARE; CANDIDA; HAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033993351     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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