Neonatal sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit: Characteristics of early versus late onset

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 301-306

  Jiang, Jia Horng ^a,b   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,c   Huang, Fu Yang ^a   Kao, Hsin An ^a   Hsu, Chyong Hsin ^a   Hung, Han Yang ^a   Chang, Jui Hsing ^a   Peng, Chun Chih ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Etiology; Neonatal intensive care units; Risk factors; Sepsis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 7444246659     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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