Risk factors for candidemia in a children's hospital

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 642-645

  MacDonald, Laurie ^a   Baker, Carol ^a   Chenoweth, Carol ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMORAL VEIN; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031977484     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514580     Document Type: Article

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