The conundrum of early-onset sepsis

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1122-1123

  Polin, Richard A ^a   Watterberg, Kristi ^b   Benitz, William ^c   Eichenwald, Eric ^d  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Infection; Neonate; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; INFECTION; NEONATE; SEPSIS;

AMPICILLIN; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS;

EID: 84901846497     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0360     Document Type: Note

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