The search for new diagnostic tests for neonatal sepsis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 763-764

  Weinberg, Geoffrey A ^a   D'Angio, Carl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBITOR PROTEIN; INTER ALPHA INHIBITOR PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71749121853     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.034     Document Type: Letter

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