The changing epidemiology of serious bacterial infections in young infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 595-599

  Greenhow, Tara L ^a   Hung, Yun Yi ^b   Herz, Arnd M ^c   Losada, Elizabeth ^d   Pantell, Robert H ^e  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d Department of Pediatrics Division of General Pediatrics University of California ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Group B Streptococcus; infant; Serious bacterial infections; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA; LISTERIA; LISTERIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84901482205     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000225     Document Type: Article

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