Catheter-related fungemia caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a newborn [1]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1125-

  Belet, Nursen ^a   Dalgiç, Nazan ^a   Öncel, Selim ^a   Ciftçi, Ergin ^a   Ince, Erdal ^a   Güriz, Haluk ^a   Barlas, Meral ^a   Doǧru, Ülker ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN;

CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 29444457546     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000189984.51944.cd     Document Type: Letter

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