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<i>Candida parapsilosis</i> Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Oncology Patients: Results of an Epidemiologic Investigation
1 Aug 2004
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate an outbreak of Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infections (BSIs) involving three patients admitted to a pediatric oncology unit between April and June 2002. METHODS: After the third case was documented, cultures were performed of the hands of all medical and paramedical staff members in the pediatric oncology unit and of environmental surfaces in the rooms occupied by the three...
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