Differences in biofilm production by three genotypes of Candida parapsilosis from clinical sources

Medical Mycology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 657-661

  Song, Jeong Won ^a   Shin, Jong Hee ^a   Shin, Dong Hyeon ^a   Jung, Sook In ^a   Cho, Duck ^a   Kee, Seung Jung ^a   Shin, Myung Geun ^a   Suh, Soon Pal ^a   Ryang, Dong Wook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Hands of health care workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN;

BIOFILMS; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FUNGEMIA; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 30644469424     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500294915     Document Type: Article

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