Neonatal septicaemia in Calabar, Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-128

  Anah, M U ^a   Udo, J J ^a   Ochigbo, S O ^a   Abia Bassey, L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47549115246     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2006.006037     Document Type: Article

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