Congenital candidiasis: A rare and unpredictable disease

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 680-682

  Aldana Valenzuela, Carlos ^a   Morales Marquec, Margarita ^a   Castellanos Martínez, Javier ^a   DeAnda Gómez, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL CANDIDIASIS; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUSTULE; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN DEFECT; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; PNEUMONIA; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 27144527500     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211379     Document Type: Article

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