Low rate of Candida parapsilosis-related colonization and infection in hospitalized preterm infants: A one-year prospective study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-197

  Gagneur, A ^a   Sizun, J ^a   Vernotte, E ^a   De Parscau, L ^a   Quinio, D ^a   Le Flohic, A M ^a   Baron, R ^b  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Epidemiology; Neonate; Preterm

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; MOUTH; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECTUM; SAMPLING; SKIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034913597     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1007     Document Type: Article

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