Filamentous fungi recovered from the water distribution system of a Belgian university hospital

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 969-974

  Hayette, Marie Pierre ^a   Christiaens, Genevieve ^a   Mutsers, Jacques ^a   Barbier, Christophe ^a   Huynen, Pascale ^a   Melin, Pierrette ^a   De Mol, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Filamentous fungi; Fusarium; Hospital water

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BATH; BELGIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUSARIUM; HYPHOMYCETES; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; TRICHODERMA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ASPERGILLUS; BELGIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HYPHOMYCETES;

EID: 77957735024     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693781003639601     Document Type: Article

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