Article
Candida strains from neonates in a special care baby unit.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Jan 1992
Sharp A M, Odds F C, Evans E G
Abstract excerpt
Carriage and acquisition of Candida spp and Candida albicans biotypes were studied among 163 neonates and 90 staff in a neonatal intensive care and surgical unit during a 17 week period. Twenty one neonates carried yeasts in the mouth, rectum or groin when first sampled, and a further 25 were pos...
Topics
- Adult
- Candida
- Candida albicans
- England
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Longitudinal Studies
- Medical Staff, Hospital
- Mouth
- Mycology
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
- Rectum
- Skin