A family outbreak of cryptosporidiosis: Probable nosocomial infection and person-to-person transmission

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 118, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 485-487

  Pandak, Nenad ^a,c   Zeljka, Kristof ^b   Cvitkovic, Ante ^b  

^a DR JOSIP BEN EVI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

^c Opca Bolnica Dr Josip Bencevic   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Control measures; Cryptosporidium; Family outbreak; Nosocomial; Person to person

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; STROKE;

AGED; CROATIA; CROSS INFECTION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748762549     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0637-7     Document Type: Article

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