HIGH-FREQUENCY OF YEAST CARRIAGE ON HANDS OF HOSPITAL PERSONNEL

被引:107
作者
STRAUSBAUGH, LJ
SEWELL, DL
WARD, TT
PFALLER, MA
HEITZMAN, T
TJOELKER, R
机构
[1] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, LAB SERV, PORTLAND, OR USA
[2] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, NURSING SERV, PORTLAND, OR USA
[3] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MED, DIV INFECT DIS, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
[4] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.32.9.2299-2300.1994
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The hands of 36 nurses and 21 nonnursing hospital employees were tested by culture with a modification of the broth wash technique. Seventy-five percent of the nurses and 81% of the nonnurses were found to harbor yeasts on their hands; 58% of nurses and 38% of nonnurses were carrying Candida spp.
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页码:2299 / 2300
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