Primary cutaneous aspergillosis in neonates: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1102-1104

  Papouli, Maria ^b   Roilides, Emmanuel ^a   Bibashi, Evangelia ^b   Andreou, Alexander ^b  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 0029783943     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.1102     Document Type: Article

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