Surveillance of nosocomial transmission of Candida albicans in an intensive care unit by DNA fingerprinting

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-289

  Taylor, B N ^a   Harrer, T ^a   Pscheidl, E ^a   Schweizer, A ^a   Rollinghoff M ^a   Schroppel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; DNA fingerprinting; Nosocomial transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMENSALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0347590994     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00295-0     Document Type: Article

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