Type and number of sites colonized by fungi and risk of progression to invasive fungal infection in preterm neonates in neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-226

  Manzoni, Paolo ^a,c   Farina, Daniele ^b   Galletto, Paolo ^b   Leonessa, Marialisa ^b   Priolo, Claudio ^b   Arisio, Riccardo ^b   Gomirato, Giovanna ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera OIRM   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera OIRM Sant'Anna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida; Colonization; Infection; NICU; Preterm neonate; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUDITORY CANAL; CANDIDA; CATHETER; CENTRAL VEIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRAIN; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FECES; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BACTEREMIA; CANDIDA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247844381     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.055     Document Type: Article

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