Cockroaches as carriers of fungi of medical importance

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-25

  Lemos, A A ^a   Lemos, J A ^a   Prado, M A ^a   Pimenta, F C ^a   Gir, E ^a   Silva, H M ^a   Silva, M R R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Enfermagem Da UFG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana); Fungal flora; Hospital; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIPLANETA;

ASPERGILLUS; BLATTARIA; CANDIDA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGI; INSECT VECTORS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; PERIPLANETA;

EID: 33644874192     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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