Outbreak of sporotrichosis among tree nursery workers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 499-504

  Hajjeh, Rana ^a   McDonnell, Sharon ^c   Reef, Susan ^b   Licitra, Carmelo ^d   Hankins, Michael ^d   Toth, Bill ^d   Padhye, Arvind ^d   Kaufman, Leo ^d   Pasarell, Lester ^d   Cooper, Chester ^d   Hutwagner, Lori ^d   Hopkins, Richard ^d   McNeil, Michael ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 16944365016     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514070     Document Type: Article

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