Outbreak of fungemia caused by Candida parapsilosis in a neonatal intensive care unit: Molecular investigation through microsatellite analysis

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-115

  Da Silva Ruiz, Luciana ^a   Montelli, Augusto Cezar ^b   Sugizaki, Maria de Fátima ^b   Da Silva, Eriques Gonçalves ^a   De Batista, Georgea Carla Matuura ^a   Moreira, Débora ^a   Paula, Claudete Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Fungemia; Microsatellite; Neonates; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 84877132610     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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