Yeasts in a hospital for patients with skin diseases.
The incidence and acquisition of Candida albicans and other yeasts in two wards of a skin hospital is described. Carriage rates on the skin in hospital patients is higher than is generally supposed, and cutaneous sites may act as sources of infection with these organisms.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla / Q000382:microbiology; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection; D004485:Eczema / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013909:Thorax; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents