Implementation of a protocol proposed by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency for antibiotic use in very low birth weight infants

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 450-455

  Pinto, Maria Cristina F Guedes ^a   Bueno, Arnaldo C ^a   Vieira, Alan A ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Neonatal sepsis; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNÓSTICO; NEONATAL SEPSIS; RECÉM-NASCIDO DE MUITO BAIXO PESO; SEPSE NEONATAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 84883488824     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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