Outbreaks of zygomycosis in hospitals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 55-59

  Antoniadou, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Mucormycosis; Nosocomial; Outbreak; Pseudoepidemic; Rhizopus; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSIDIA; AIRBORNE INFECTION; BURN INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; EPIDEMIC; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLIUS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ARRHIZUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS; RHIZOPUS RHIZOPODIFORMIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE CULTURE; ZYGOMYCETES;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; FUNGI; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

ABSIDIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOPUS; UNITED STATES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 70349993392     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02982.x     Document Type: Review

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