Zygomycosis in neonates: An uncommon but life-threatening infection

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 565-573

  Roilides, Emmanuel ^a,d   Zaoutis, Theoklis E ^b   Katragkou, Aspasia ^a   Benjamin, Daniel K ^c   Walsh, Thomas J ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gastrointestinal infection; Mucormycosis; Outcome; Rhizopus spp.

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 70349470926     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220775     Document Type: Article

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