The role of immunodeficiency in the development of postoperative bacterial sepsis and wound infections in neonates

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 474-478

  Lassiter, Herbert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement; Host defense; Immunoglobulin; Neonate; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COMPLEMENT; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0027957020     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00179444     Document Type: Article

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