Intravenous lipid emulsions are the major determinant of coagulase- negative staphylococcal bacteremia in very low birth weight newborns

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-17

  Avila Figueroa, Carlos ^a   Goldmann, Donald A ^b   Richardson, Douglas K ^c,d   Gray, James E ^c   Ferrari, Angelica ^b,f   Freeman, Jonathan ^c,e  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Fleury   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Cross infection; Neonatal intensive care; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

LIPID EMULSION;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031908048     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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