Internal and external validation of the NOSEP prediction score for nosocomial sepsis in neonates

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1459-1466

  Mahieu, Ludo M ^a   De Dooy, Jozef J ^a   Cossey, Veerle R ^b   Goossens, Linde L ^c   Vrancken, Sabine L ^d   Jespers, Ann Y ^e   Vandeputte, Christina T ^f   De Muynck, Aimé O ^g  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d General Hospital Sint Jan   (Belgium)

^e Queen Paola Children's Hospital   (Belgium)

^f SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hematology; Logistic; Neonate; NOSEP score; Nosocomial sepsis; Prediction; Risk; Total parenteral nutrition; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036310131     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200207000-00010     Document Type: Article

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