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. 2004 Nov 27;329(7477):1277–1280. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7477.1277

Table 5.

Risk factors for invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants

• Fungal colonisation
• Severe illness at birth
• Use of multiple courses of antibiotics, especially third generation cephalosporins
• Use of parenteral nutrition
• Presence of a central venous catheter
• Use of H2 receptor antagonists