Invasive Fungal Infections Acquired from Contaminated Food or Nutritional Supplements: A Review of the Literature

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 343-349

  Benedict, Kaitlin ^a   Chiller, Tom M ^a   Mody, Rajal K ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SPOILAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGUS; INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

FUNGAL DNA;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; HUMANS; INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84978043597     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2015.2108     Document Type: Review

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