Microbial pathogens causative of neonatal sepsis in Arabic countries

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 990-994

  Tosson, Angie M S ^a   Speer, Christian P ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabic countries; Candida; Gram negative microorganisms; Gram positive microorganisms; Neonatal sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BAHRAIN; CANDIDA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EGYPT; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRAQ; JORDAN; KLEBSIELLA; KUWAIT; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE; EGYPT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIBYA; MIDDLE EAST; SEPSIS;

EID: 79959996486     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.531330     Document Type: Article

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