Rapid Identification of Neonatal Sepsis

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 94-98

  Anwer, S Khurshid ^a   Mustafa, Sultan ^a  

^a ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUTROPHILS; PLATELET COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 0034154514     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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