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Molecular typing of Candida albicans isolates from patients and health care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Nov 2011
Ben Abdeljelil J, Saghrouni F, Emira N, Valentin-Gomez E, Chatti N, Boukadida J, Ben Saïd M, Del Castillo Agudo L
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic relatedness between Candida albicans isolates and to assess their nosocomial origin and the likeliness of cross-transmission between health care workers (HCWs) and hospitalized neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS: We retrospectively analysed 82 isolates obtained from 40 neonates and seven isolates from onychomycosis of the fingers...
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