Defining common infections in children and neonates

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 110-114

  Haque, Khalid N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definition; Meningitis; Neonatal sepsis; Pneumonia; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MENINGITIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; TERMINOLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34249296650     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60026-7     Document Type: Article

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