Evaluation of neonates with risk for infection/suspected sepsis: Is routine lumbar puncture necessary in the first 72 hours of life?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 284-288

  Ajayi, Oluade A ^a,b   Mokuolu, Olugbenga A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

lumbar puncture; neonates; sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030900955     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-270.x     Document Type: Article

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