Epidemiology and risk factors for early onset sepsis among very-low-birthweight infants

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38.e1-38.e6

  Klinger, Gil ^a,c   Levy, Itzhak ^a,c   Sirota, Lea ^a,c   Boyko, Valentina ^b   Reichman, Brian ^b,c   Lerner Geva, Liat ^b,c  

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

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

amnionitis; early onset sepsis; prolonged rupture of membranes; risk factors; very low birthweight infant

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 67649354478     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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