Isolation of pathogenic yeasts in the air from hospital environments in the city of Fortaleza, northeast Brazil

This paper reports the results of environmental surveillance of yeasts in specific areas of two tertiary local hospitals. From March 2007 to February 2008, samples from the air of two public hospitals were collected on a monthly basis. The samples were collected through passive sedimentation method...

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Main Authors: Rossana A. Cordeiro, Raimunda S.N. Brilhante, Lydia D.M. Pantoja, Renato E. Moreira Filho, Patrícia R.N. Vieira, Marcos F.G. Rocha, André J. Monteiro, José J.C. Sidrim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700076