Urinary tract infection in preterm infants: The protective role of breastfeeding

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-531

  Levy, Itzhak ^a,b   Comarsca, Jacklin ^a,b   Davidovits, Miriam ^a,b   Klinger, Gil ^a,b   Sirota, Lea ^a,b   Linder, Nehama ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Preterm infant; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 59849101806     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-1007-7     Document Type: Article

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