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Infectious Diseases
Research on infectious diseases described by scientists at Jordan University
April 8th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, "This retrospective study includes all newborn patients with culture proved candidaemia who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Jordan University Hospital through the period January 1995 to June 2006. Among 24 patients included, 13 (54.2%) died." "The incidence of candidaemia was 0.27%, the mean age at diagnosis 25.9 d and the mean gestational age at birth 34.6 weeks. Species most frequently isolated were Candida albicans (50%) and C. krusei (20%). Previous gastrointestinal pathology was present in 41.7% of the cases. A comparison of cases due to C....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-08)
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