Molecular typing of Candida isolates from patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit

Journal of Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-56

  Vrioni, G ^a,b   Matsiota Bernard, P ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SPUTUM; URINE;

EID: 0034935206     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0778     Document Type: Article

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