External validation of bedside prediction score for diagnosis of late-onset neonatal sepsis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 496-501

  Okascharoen, C ^a   Hui, C ^b   Cairnie, J ^c   Morris, A M ^d   Kirpalani, H ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Hamilton Health Sciences   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 34547549428     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211767     Document Type: Article

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