Hospitalizations for coccidioidomycosis at forty-one children's hospitals in the United States

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-247

  Fisher, Brian T ^a   Chiller, Tom M ^b   Prasad, Priya A ^a   Beveridge, Mara ^c   Walsh, Thomas J ^d   Zaoutis, Theoklis E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's hospital; Coccidioidomycosis; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77649203302     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181bcfd7f     Document Type: Article

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