Fatal disseminated Acremonium strictum infection in a preterm newborn: A very rare cause of neonatal septicaemia

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 835-837

  Yalaz, Mehmet ^a   Hilmioglu, Suleyha ^a   Metin, Dilek ^a   Akisu, Mete ^a   Nart, Deniz ^a   Cetin, Hasan ^a   Ozturk, Cengiz ^a   Isik, Ecmel ^a   Kultursay, Nilgun ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; SULTAMICILLIN; SURFACTANT;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ACREMONIUM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MYCOSES;

EID: 0141650501     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05140-0     Document Type: Article

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