Influence of building construction work on Aspergillus infection in a hospital setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 472-476

  Cooper, Elizabeth E ^a,b   O'Reilly, M A ^a   Guest, D I ^a   Dharmage, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; SPUTUM CULTURE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0041488860     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502239     Document Type: Article

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