Antifungal prophylaxis: Identification of preterm neonates at highest risk for invasive fungal infection

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Vendettuoli, Valentina ^a   Vento, Giovanni ^a   Tirone, Chiara ^b   Posteraro, Brunella ^c   Romagnoli, Costantino ^c  

^a Division of Neonatology   (Italy)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CANDIDIASIS; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LETTER; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; NEWBORN; NOTE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61549129307     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3008     Document Type: Letter

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