Coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections in the neonatal intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 679-686

  Jean Baptiste, Naomi ^a   Benjamin Jr , Daniel K ^a,b   Cohen Wolkowiez, Michael ^a,b   Fowler Jr , Vance G ^a,b   Laughon, Matthew ^c   Clark, Reese H ^d   Smith, P Brian ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Pediatrix Obstetrix Center for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COAGULASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79958709543     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660361     Document Type: Article

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