Monitoring of airborne fungus and yeast species in a hospital unit;Monitoramento de fungos anemófilos e de leveduras em unidade hospitalar

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 398-405

  Martins Diniz, José Nelson ^a   da Silva, Rosangela Aparecida Moraes ^a   Miranda, Elaine Toscano ^a   Mendes Giannini, Maria José Soares ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air conditioning; Cross infection, prevention and control; Fungi; Infection control; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FURNITURE; FUSARIUM; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; SURGICAL WARD; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

EID: 23944514965     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102005000300010     Document Type: Article

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