Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Candida parapsilosis is an increasingly important bloodstream pathogen in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). We investigated a cluster of bloodstream infections in a NICU to determine whether nosocomial transmission occurred. During a 3-day period, 3 premature infants hospitalized in the same uni...
Main Authors: | Carmem Lúcia P. da Silva, Rosana M. R. dos Santos, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100005&lng=en&tlng=en |
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