Fungal contamination of nebuliser devices used by people with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 74-77

  Peckham, D ^a   Williams, K ^a   Wynne, S ^a   Denton, M ^b   Pollard, K ^a   Barton, R ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Device; Fungi; Nebuliser

Indexed keywords

AGAR; STERILE WATER; WETTING AGENT; AEROSOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CANDIDA; CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXOPHIALA JEANSELMEI; FILOBASIDIELLA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LECANICILLIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; RHODOTORULA; SCOPULARIOPSIS; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; AEROSOL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEBULIZER; PATIENT EDUCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84959478202     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: 18735010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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