Yeasts species distribution in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in northeast Argentina

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 300-303

  Giusiano, G E ^a   Mangiaterra, M ^a   Rojas, F ^a   Gomez V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Argentina; Candida; Epidemiology; Intensive care; Neonates

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM MUCOSA; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES; TRICHOPHYTON;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 4344622380     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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