Determining risk factors for candidemia among newborn infants from population-based surveillance: Baltimore, Maryland, 1998-2000

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 601-604

  Shetty, Sharmila S ^a   Harrison, Lee H ^b   Hajjeh, Rana A ^a   Taylor, Tom ^a   Mirza, Sara A ^a   Schmidt, Alicia Bustamante ^b   Sanza, Laurie Thomson ^b   Shutt, Kathleen A ^b   Fridkin, Scott K ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Candida; Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonates

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGEMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; NEGRO; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STEROID THERAPY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 22244461197     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000168751.11375.d6     Document Type: Article

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