Fluconazole prophylaxis prevents invasive fungal infection in high-risk, very low birth weight infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-165

  Bertini, Giovanna ^a   Perugi, Silvia ^b   Dani, Carlo ^b   Filippi, Luca ^b   Pratesi, Simone ^b   Rubaltelli, Firmino F ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23944465957     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.02.020     Document Type: Article

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