Investigation of a cluster of candida albicans invasive candidiasis in a neonatal intensive care unit by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ben Abdeljelil, Jihene ^a,b   Saghrouni, Fatma ^a,b   Khammari, Imene ^a,b   Gheith, Soukeina ^b   Fathallah, Akila ^b   Ben Said, Moncef ^a,b   Boukadida, Jalel ^a  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Tunisia)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KARYOTYPING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TUNISIA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 84861068024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/138989     Document Type: Article

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