Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · May 1997
Nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis in a rehabilitation hospital.
Investigate the nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis. ⋯ This study identifies rehabilitation inpatients as another population in which nosocomial transmission of T tonsurans tinea corporis can occur. The high attack rate and transmission, despite early diagnosis and treatment, emphasizes the need for isolation precautions.