Mother-to-child transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 278-279

  Sirinavin, Sayomporn ^a   Intusoma, Utcharee ^a   Tuntirungsee, Suchat ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Srivichai 2 Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cryptococcus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Meningitis; Mother to child transmission; Neonate; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FATALITY; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 1542723727     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000115639.43305.9b     Document Type: Article

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