Clinical predictors of urinary tract infection in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-333

  Foglia, E E ^a   Lorch, S A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

infant; neonate; Prematurity; sepsis; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84872353060     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-1262812     Document Type: Article

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