Nosocomial fungal infections in a geriatric unit: Evidence for person-to-person transmission using molecular typing methods;Acquisition nosocomiale des infections à levures en gériatrie: Apport de l'analyse génotypique d'isolats de Candida albicans

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 477-484

  Fanello, S ^a   Delbos, V ^a   Bouchara, J P ^b   Jousset, N ^a   Le Flohic, A M ^c  

^a UFR de medecine   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Geriatrics; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; GERIATRICS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; THROAT CULTURE; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0036751760     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(02)00402-X     Document Type: Article

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