Neoteric physiologic and immunologic methods for assessing early-onset neonatal sepsis

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 50-66

  Horns, Kimberly M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunologic tests; Neonatal intensive care; Physiologic monitoring; Septic shock; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE;

BLOOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NEWBORN SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONSET AGE; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AGE OF ONSET; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEONATAL NURSING; NEONATAL SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034157188     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200003000-00005     Document Type: Article

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