Aspergillus spp. in risk areas of transplant patients in a university hospital;Presencia de Aspergillus spp. en áreas de riesgo en pacientes trasplantados en un hospital universitario

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Cárdenas, María Ximena ^a   Cortes, Jorge Alberto ^b   Parra, Claudia Marcela ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis prevention and control; Aspergillus; Immunocompromised host; Transplant

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EUROTIALES; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WATER SAMPLING; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COLOMBIA; CROSS INFECTION; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 61449504918     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(08)70055-X     Document Type: Article

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