Clostridium perfringens and necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175-

  Schlapbach, Luregn J ^a   Ahrens, Olaf ^a   Klimek, Peter ^a   Berger, Steffen ^a   Kessler, Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE COURSE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK;

CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 77953289141     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.03.027     Document Type: Letter

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