Emerging Cutaneous Infections in the Premature Neonate

Advances in Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue , 2007, Pages 177-195

  Horii, Kimberly A ^a   Nopper, Amy Jo ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 36048930450     PISSN: 08820880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yadr.2007.07.012     Document Type: Review

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