Septic arthritis in patients followed-up in neonatal intensive care unit

Pediatrics International

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 652-657

  Kabak, Sevki ^a   Halici, Mehmet ^a   Akcakus, Mustafa ^a   Cetin, Neside ^a   Narin, Nazmi ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Follow up; Neonates; Outcome risk factors; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIOLOGY; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LABOR; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UMBILICAL CORD;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 0036435688     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2002.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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