Intestinal candidiasis: An uncommon cause of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in neonates

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-180

  Parra Herran, Carlos E ^a   Pelaez, Liset ^a   Sola, Juan E ^a   Urbiztondo, Arnel K ^a   Rodriguez, Maria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Fungal thrombus; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Newborn; Preterm; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GASTROINTESTINAL CANDIDIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77952189062     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15513811003777342     Document Type: Article

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