Neonatal Candida meningitis: Significance of cerebrospinal fluid parameters and blood cultures

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-100

  Cohen Wolkowiez, M ^a   Smith, P B ^a,b   Mangum, B ^b   Steinbach, W J ^a   Alexander, B D ^a   Cotten, C M ^a   Clark, R H ^c   Walsh, T J ^d   Benjamin Jr , D K ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pediatrix Obstetrix Center for Research and Education   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA MENINGITIS; CANDIDEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFANT; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 33846675071     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211628     Document Type: Article

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