Laboratory investigation for the early diagnosis and monitoring of neonatal urinary tract infections: The present situation and future perspectives

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue C. R. 3, 2006, Pages 9-13

  Mussap, Michele ^a   Cataldi, L ^b   Plebani, M ^c   Fanos, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD64 ANTIGEN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; NEOPTERIN; PROCALCITONIN; SERUM AMYLOID A; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG TOLERANCE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 33745055267     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2006.11782420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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