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Molecular epidemiology of candidemia: evidence of clusters of smoldering nosocomial infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2008
Asmundsdóttir Lena Rós, Erlendsdóttir Helga, Haraldsson Gunnsteinn, Guo Hong, Xu Jianping, Gottfredsson Magnús
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BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal infections pose a serious threat to hospitalized patients worldwide. In particular, the prevalence of clusters of nosocomial infection among patients with candidemia remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of candidemia in a nationwide setting in Iceland during a 16-year period. METHODS: The genotypes of all available fungal bloodstream...
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