Isolation of pathogenic yeasts in the air from hospital environments in the city of Fortaleza, northeast Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-34

  Cordeiro, Rossana A ^a   Brilhante, Raimunda S N ^a   Pantoja, Lydia D M ^a   Moreira Filho, Renato E ^a   Vieira, Patrícia R N ^a   Rocha, Marcos F G ^a   Monteiro, André J ^a   Sidrim, José J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air contamination; Environmental monitoring; Hospitals; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL; NONHUMAN; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; RHODOTORULA; SACCHAROMYCES; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII;

EID: 77954813761     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000100007     Document Type: Article

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