Neonatal sepsis: A major global public health challenge

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Qazi, Shamim A ^a   Stoll, Barbara J ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPHYXIA; AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; ARTICLE; HEALTH; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEPSIS; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEPSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 58949084204     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819587a9     Document Type: Article

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