Procalcitonin as a marker of nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine, Supplement

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Chiesa, C ^a   Pacifico, L ^a   Rossi, N ^a   Panero, A ^a   Matrunola, M ^a   Mancuso, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neonate; Nosocomial infection; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MONITORING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034109476     PISSN: 09351701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02900733     Document Type: Article

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