Clinical signs and CRP values associated with blood culture results in neonates evaluated for suspected sepsis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1635-1640

  Ohlin, Andreas ^a,b   Björkqvist, Maria ^a,b   Montgomery, Scott M ^b   Schollin, Jens ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Logistic regression; Neonatal sepsis; Neonatology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TACHYPNEA;

APNEA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 78649728350     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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