Acinetobacter junii causes life-threatening sepsis in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 772-775

  De Beaufort, A J ^a   Bernards, A T ^a   Dijkshoorn, L ^a   Van Boven, C P A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter junii; Intravenous fat emulsion; Neonatal intensive care unit; Outbreak; Preterm infants; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

LIPID EMULSION;

ACINETOBACTER; ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032801233     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169080     Document Type: Article

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