Prematurity and protracted mechanical ventilation as risk factors for Pneumocystis jiroveci infection in HIV-negative neonates in an intensive care unit

Prematurity and protracted mechanical ventilation as risk factors for Pneumocystis jiroveci infection in HIV-negative neonates in an intensive care unit

This work was undertaken to elucidate some aspects of the epidemiology of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PP). We studied 42 mechanically ventilated, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative, severely ill neonates treated at an intensive care unit. The study group included 40 premature neonates an...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Kordek, Lidia Kołodziejczyk, Małgorzata Adamska, Bogumiła Skotarczak, Beata Loniewska, Beata Pawlus, Wanda Kuźna-Grygiel, Jacek Rudnicki, Ryszard Czajka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2007-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2529
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