Outbreak of fungemia due to Candida parapsilosis in a pediatric oncology unit

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-271

  Barchiesi, F ^a   Caggiano, G ^b   Falconi Di Francesco, L ^a   Montagna, M T ^b   Barbuti, S ^b   Scalise, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; DNA fingerprinting; Fungemia; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 4143121133     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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