Molecular epidemiology of Candida colonizing critically ill patients in intensive care units

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 791-797

  Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Tai, Hui Ming ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida; Colonization; Epidemiology; Intensive care unit; Karyotype; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECTUM; URINE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KARYOTYPING; OROPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; URINE;

EID: 0035690691     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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