Neonatal nosocomial infections

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-32

  Baltimore, R S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031966168     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-0005(98)80005-0     Document Type: Article

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