Prevalence of Candida species in hospital-acquired urinary tract infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 190-194

  Phillips, John R ^a   Karlowicz, M Gary ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; neonatal intensive care unit; neonate; nosocomial; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDIASIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031048073     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702000-00005     Document Type: Article

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