Management of septicaemic infants during long-term parenteral nutrition

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-150

  Page, S ^a   Abel, G ^b   Stringer, M D ^b   Puntis, J W L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 0034006828     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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