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Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Benjamin, DK; DeLong, ER; Steinbach, WJ; Cotton, CM; Walsh, TJ; Clark, RH
Published in: Pediatrics
September 2003

OBJECTIVE: Neonatal candidemia is often fatal. Empirical antifungal therapy is associated with improved survival in neonates and patients with fever and neutropenia. Although guidelines for empirical therapy exist for patients with fever and neutropenia, these do not exist for neonates. METHODS: A multicenter, retrospective, cohort study was conducted of neonatal intensive care unit patients (N = 6172) who had a blood culture (N = 21,233) after day of life 3 and whose birth weight was

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Published In

Pediatrics

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EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

September 2003

Volume

112

Issue

3 Pt 1

Start / End Page

543 / 547

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pediatrics
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature
 

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Benjamin, D. K., DeLong, E. R., Steinbach, W. J., Cotton, C. M., Walsh, T. J., & Clark, R. H. (2003). Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics, 112(3 Pt 1), 543–547. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.112.3.543
Benjamin, Daniel K., Elizabeth R. DeLong, William J. Steinbach, Charles M. Cotton, Thomas J. Walsh, and Reese H. Clark. “Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants.Pediatrics 112, no. 3 Pt 1 (September 2003): 543–47. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.112.3.543.
Benjamin DK, DeLong ER, Steinbach WJ, Cotton CM, Walsh TJ, Clark RH. Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics. 2003 Sep;112(3 Pt 1):543–7.
Benjamin, Daniel K., et al. “Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants.Pediatrics, vol. 112, no. 3 Pt 1, Sept. 2003, pp. 543–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.112.3.543.
Benjamin DK, DeLong ER, Steinbach WJ, Cotton CM, Walsh TJ, Clark RH. Empirical therapy for neonatal candidemia in very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics. 2003 Sep;112(3 Pt 1):543–547.

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

September 2003

Volume

112

Issue

3 Pt 1

Start / End Page

543 / 547

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pediatrics
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature