Neonatal infections in England: The neonIN surveillance network

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Vergnano, Stefania ^a   Menson, Esse ^b   Kennea, Nigel ^c   Embleton, Nick ^d   Russell, Alison Bedford ^e   Watts, Timothy ^f   Robinson, Michael J ^g   Collinson, Andrew ^h   Heath, Paul T ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DATA BASE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MYCOSES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 78650814148     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.178798     Document Type: Article

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