Neonatal candida parapsilosis outbreak with a high case fatality rate

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 776-781

  Saxen, Harri ^a   Virtanen, Martti ^a   Carlson, Petteri ^a   Hoppu, Kalle ^a   Pohjavuori, Maija ^a   Vaara, Martti ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b   Peltola, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Neonatal intensive care unit; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029077060     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199509000-00009     Document Type: Article

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