Occurrence of Free-living Amoebae in Nasal Swaps of Patients of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Critical Care Unit (CCU) and Their Surrounding Environments

Occurrence of Free-living Amoebae in Nasal Swaps of Patients of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Critical Care Unit (CCU) and Their Surrounding Environments

Background: The presence of potentially pathogenic Free Living Amoebae (FLA) in hospital environment could be a health hazard for high-risk patients such as immunosuppressed patients. This study was carried out to investigate the presence of potentially pathogenic FLAs in the environment and medica...

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Main Authors: Maryam NIYYATI, Alireza NAGHAHI, Hamed BEHNIAFAR, Zohreh LASJERDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Immunosuppression
Hospital
Iran
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/13768

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