Enterobacter sakazakii is a rare cause of neonatal septicemia or meningitis in VLBW infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 821-823

  Stoll, Barbara J ^a   Hansen, Nellie ^b   Fanaroff, Avroy A ^b   Lemons, James A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; CSF; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NEC; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal intensive care unit; NICHD; NICU; Very low birth weight; VLBW; WBC; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 3042832973     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.02.045     Document Type: Article

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