AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 43-48 , February 2009

A large outbreak of Trichophyton tonsurans among health care workers in a pediatric hospital

  • Jodi Shroba, RN, MSN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jodi Shroba RN, MSN, CPNP, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.
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  • Cindy Olson-Burgess, RN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infection Control, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
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  • Barry Preuett, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
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  • Susan M. Abdel-Rahman, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
    • School of Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri

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 Supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (R21 AR053234). The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

PII: S0196-6553(08)00168-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.11.008

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 43-48 , February 2009

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