Examination of severe, hospital acquired infections affecting extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants

Pediatrics International

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 230-232

  Usukura, Yukihiro ^a   Igarashi, Takeyasu ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extremely low birthweight infants; MRSA; NICU

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEPTICEMIA; SURVIVAL RATE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; JAPAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0038244906     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2003.01721.x     Document Type: Article

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