Bacterial, fungal and parasitic contamination of cockroaches in public hospitals of Hamadan, Iran

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-110

  Salehzadeh, Aref ^a   Tavacol, P ^a   Mahjub, H ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cockroach; Fungi; Nosocomial infection; Parasite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CANDIDA; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HAEMOPHILUS; IRAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RHIZOPUS; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COCKROACHES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; MITOSPORIC FUNGI;

EID: 34547776335     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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