Evaluation of C-reactive protein as early indicator of blood culture positivity in neonates

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Mustafa, S ^a,b   Farooqui, S ^a   Waheed, S ^a   Mahmood, K ^a  

^a ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; C reactive protein; Neonatal Sepsis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 16844363725     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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