Human serum amyloid A (SAA) and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in preterm newborn infants with nosocomial infections

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1061-1065

  Lannergard A ^a,b   Larsson, A ^a   Friman, G ^a   Ewald, U ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; High sensitive c reactive protein; Infant; Newborn, nosocomial; Serum amyloid a protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SERUM AMYLOID A;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; METABOLISM; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN;

EID: 63849185921     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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