Malassezia pachydermatis carriage in dog owners

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Morris, Daniel O ^a   O'Shea, Kathleen ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Rankin, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COMMENSALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 11844255698     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1101.040882     Document Type: Article

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