Horizontal transmission of Candida parapsilosis candidemia in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2363-2369

  Lupetti, Antonella ^a   Tavanti, Arianna ^a   Davini, Paola ^a   Ghelardi, Emilia ^a   Corsini, Valerio ^a   Merusi, Ilaria ^a   Boldrini, Antonio ^a   Campa, Mario ^a   Senesi, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEPSIS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; KARYOTYPING; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGERIA; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SKIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0036306735     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2363-2369.2002     Document Type: Article

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