Possible transmission of Candida albicans on an intensive care unit: Genotype and temporal cluster analyses

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-65

  Hammarskjold F ^a,b   Mernelius, S ^a   Andersson, R E ^a   Berg, S ^b   Hanberger, H ^b   Lofgren S ^a   Malmvall, B E ^b,c   Petzold, M ^d   Matussek, A ^a  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Jonkoping County Council   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Candida; Intensive care unit; Molecular typing; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APACHE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84881664480     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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