Neonatal cutaneous fungal infections

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 486-493

  Smolinski, Kara N ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a   Honig, Paul J ^a   Yan, Albert C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Cutaneous fungal infections; Neonate; Prematurity; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GRISEOFULVIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; NAFTIFINE; NYSTATIN; POSACONAZOLE; RAVUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE;

ASPERGILLUS; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATITIS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; ZYGOMYCETES;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 23344438703     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000171320.91677.55     Document Type: Review

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