Microbiology and management of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium spp.; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Probiotics; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CORONAVIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GASTRIC SUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PARACENTESIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39749112481     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040346     Document Type: Article

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