Fluconazole in the management of neonatal systemic candidiasis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 823-826

  Narang, Anil ^a   Agrawal, Pankaj ^a   Chakraborti, A ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

candida; Fluconazole; neonate

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029849706     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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