Nosocomial necrotising enterocolitis outbreaks: Epidemiology and control measures

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 385-391

  Boccia, Delia ^a   Stolfi, Ilaria ^a   Lana, Susanna ^a   Moro, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control; Epidemiology; Necrotising enterocolitis; Neonates; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0035030991     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310100749     Document Type: Article

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