Preterm neonates with candidal brain microabscesses: A case series

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Pahud, B A ^a   Greenhow, T L ^a,b   Piecuch, B ^a   Weintrub, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA BRAIN MICROABSCESS; CANDIDEMIA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; REMISSION; URINE CULTURE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CANDIDIASIS; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUCYTOSINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 63649105305     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.201     Document Type: Article

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