Rate of transmission and endogenous origin of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata on adult intensive care units studied by pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-42

  Hamal, P ^a   Kappe, R ^b   Rimek, D ^c  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; Epidemiology; ICU; PFGE typing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0034854275     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1023     Document Type: Article

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