Invasive aspergillosis: Epidemiology and environmental study in haematology patients (Sfax, Tunisia)

Mycoses

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-447

  Hadrich, I ^a   Makni, F ^a   Sellami, H ^a   Cheikhrouhou, F ^a   Sellami, A ^a   Bouaziz, H ^b   Hdiji, S ^b   Elloumi, M ^b   Ayadi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Hedi Chaker UH   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Department of haematology; environment; invasive aspergillosis; Sfax; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLADOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 77955823117     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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