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. 2000 Nov;38(11):4272-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.11.4272-4273.2000.

Fungal contamination of food in hematology units

A Bouakline  1 , C Lacroix, N Roux, J P Gangneux, F Derouin
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Fungal contamination of food in hematology units

A Bouakline et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

The prevalence of thermotolerant fungi on non-heat-sterilizable food was determined. Aspergillus spp. were noted in 100% of pepper and regular tea samples, 12 to 66% of fruits, 27% of herbal teas, and 20% of freeze-dried soup samples. All soft cheese samples were contaminated by Geotrichum and yeast (Candida norvegensis) but Candida albicans was never identified.

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