Congenital candidiasis presenting as septic shock without rash

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 627-628

  Carmo, Kathryn Browning ^a   Evans, Nick ^a   Isaacs, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RASH; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL; TWINS;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 34347348231     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.115865     Document Type: Article

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