The Changing Characteristics of Neonatal Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Never-ending Challenge

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 83-84

  Lin, Yuh Jyh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CANDIDA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 67650751340     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60040-1     Document Type: Editorial

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