Trichosporon asahii fatal infection in a preterm newborn;Infección fatal por Trichosporon asahii en una recién nacida de pretérmino

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-215

  Téllez Castillo, Carlos J ^a   Gil Fortuño, María ^a   Centelles Sales, Irene ^a   Sabater Vidal, Susana ^a   Serrano, Francisco Pardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CASTELLÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Preterm newborn; Trichosporon asahii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; TRICHOSPORON;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 45849090252     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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