Association of fungal colonization and invasive disease in very low birth weight infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 819-822

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a   Li, Chung Chen ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b   Lien, Rey In ^b   Chou, Yi Hong ^b   Wu, Jue Lan ^b   Hsueh, Chuen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fungal colonization; Invasive candidiasis; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

INTRALIPID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OROPHARYNX; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; SKIN CULTURE; TAIWAN; URINE CULTURE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MYCOSES; OROPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS; URINE;

EID: 0031670303     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199809000-00014     Document Type: Article

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