Candidemia in neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-48

  Gupta, Neera ^a,b   Mittal, Nalini ^a   Sood, Poonam ^a   Kumar, Surender ^a   Kaur, Ravinder ^a   Mathur, M D ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Candidemia; Neonatal ICU

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; RISK FACTORS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035544699     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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