A fatal outbreak of Trichosporon asahii sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 745-747

  Vashishtha, Vipin M ^a   Mittal, Amol ^a   Garg, Amit ^b  

^a Mangla Hospital and Research Center ^*  (India)

^b LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Neonate; Outbreak; Sepsis; Trichosporon asahii

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; INFUSION FLUID; MEROPENEM; OXYGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APNEA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DULLNESS; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; JAUNDICE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MECONIUM; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PALLOR; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII SEPSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 84869187882     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0137-y     Document Type: Article

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