Successful Treatment of a Primary Cutaneous Zygomycosis Caused by Absidia corymbifera in a Premature Newborn

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 470-472

  Morales Aguirre, José Juan ^a   Agüero Echeverría, Wilson Martín ^a   Ornelas Carsolio, María Elena ^a   Reséndiz Sánchez, Jesús ^a   Gómez Barreto, Demóstenes ^a   Cashat Cruz, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Absidia corymbifera; Newborns; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; SULFADIAZINE;

ABSIDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT;

ABSIDIA; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MUCORMYCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442561264     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000122612.42982.7c     Document Type: Article

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