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Retrospective review of immunocompromised children undergoing skin biopsy for suspected invasive infection: Analysis of factors predictive of invasive mold.

Robert J SmithSarah B KliegerSalwa E SuliemanEmily BergerJames R TreatBrian T Fisher
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2017)
Skin biopsy enabled the detection of a pathogen that informed directed therapeutic interventions in nearly half of participants. Institutions caring for immunocompromised children should ensure adequate staffing of clinical personnel approved to perform skin biopsies.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
  • ultrasound guided
  • young adults
  • wound healing
  • fine needle aspiration
  • physical activity
  • pulmonary embolism
  • respiratory failure
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification
  • candida albicans
  • quantum dots