Risk factors for Candida infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in Costa Rica

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-95

  Avila Aguero, María L ^a,c,e   Canas Coto, Alejandro ^a,c   Ulloa Gutierrez, Rolando ^a   Caro, Marco A ^b   Alfaro, Braulio ^a,c   Paris, María M ^d  

^a National Children's Hospital   (Costa Rica)

^b Neonatology Division   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e SJO 1978 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Candidemia; Neonatal intensive care unit; Newborn; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AUTOPSY; AXILLA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL REGION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 13844276579     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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