Early diagnosis of bacterial infection in the neonate

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 13-16

  Volante, E ^a   Moretti, S ^a   Pisani, F ^a   Bevilacqua, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Interleukin; Neonatal infection; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROCALCITONIN;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BACTEREMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 12344257856     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001727116     Document Type: Article

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