In-hospital source of airborne Penicillium species spores
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Summary
Between 16 July and 1 October 1984, prospectively monitored corridor air samples from a bone marrow transplant station revealed a marked increase in airborne thermotolerant Penicillium spores, establishing that the source was within the hospital.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1987-01-01
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 17
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W1932277966
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:31859381
Keywords
Penicillium, Spore, Air filter, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus
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