Nationwide survey of treatment for pediatric patients with invasive fungal infections in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 946-950

  Mori, Masaaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Invasive fungal infections; Nationwide; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FOSFLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; JAPAN; MYCOSES; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84885955612     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-013-0624-7     Document Type: Article

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