Neonatal gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an asphyxiated premature newborn

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 705-708

  Adnan Ozturk M ^a   Akïn, Mustafa Ali ^a   Deniz, Kemal ^a   Turan, Cüneyt ^a   Efendioǧlu, Bedia ^a   Yikilmaz, Ali ^a   Sarici, Dilek ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Gastrointestinal system; Mucormycosis; Premature

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL MASS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCORMYCOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARACENTESIS; PREMATURITY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYPNEA; MICROBIOLOGY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 84858725370     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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