Candida colonization in preterm babies admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in the rural setting

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-267

  Mendiratta, D K ^a   Rawat, V ^a   Thamke, D ^a   Chaturvedi, P ^a   Chhabra, S ^a   Narang, P ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Candida; Colonization; Preterms

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; STEROID;

AIR SAMPLING; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOTHER; MOUTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RECTUM; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; UMBILICUS; VAGINA;

EID: 33845941258     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.29384     Document Type: Article

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