The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants.
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Kelly, MS; Benjamin, DK; Smith, PB
Published in: Clin Perinatol
March 2015
Invasive candidiasis is a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants. Improved recognition of modifiable risk factors and antifungal prophylaxis has contributed to the recent decline in the incidence of this infection among infants. Invasive candidiasis typically occurs in the first 6 weeks of life and presents with nonspecific signs of sepsis. Definitive diagnosis relies on the growth of Candida in blood culture or cultures from other normally sterile sites, but this may identify fewer than half of cases. Improved diagnostics are needed to guide the initiation of antifungal therapy in premature infants.
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Clin Perinatol
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1557-9840
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
42
Issue
1
Start / End Page
105 / ix
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pediatrics
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant
- Humans
- Gestational Age
- Culture Techniques
- Chemoprevention
- Catheter-Related Infections
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Kelly, M. S., Benjamin, D. K., & Smith, P. B. (2015). The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants. Clin Perinatol, 42(1), 105–ix. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2014.10.008
Kelly, Matthew S., Daniel K. Benjamin, and P Brian Smith. “The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants.” Clin Perinatol 42, no. 1 (March 2015): 105–ix. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2014.10.008.
Kelly MS, Benjamin DK, Smith PB. The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants. Clin Perinatol. 2015 Mar;42(1):105–ix.
Kelly, Matthew S., et al. “The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants.” Clin Perinatol, vol. 42, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 105–ix. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.clp.2014.10.008.
Kelly MS, Benjamin DK, Smith PB. The epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive candidiasis among premature infants. Clin Perinatol. 2015 Mar;42(1):105–ix.
Published In
Clin Perinatol
DOI
EISSN
1557-9840
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
42
Issue
1
Start / End Page
105 / ix
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pediatrics
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant
- Humans
- Gestational Age
- Culture Techniques
- Chemoprevention
- Catheter-Related Infections