Meta-analysis shows that infants who have suffered neonatal sepsis face an increased risk of mortality and severe complications

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1211-1218

  Bakhuizen, Sabine E ^a   De Haan, Timo R ^a   Teune, Margreet J ^a   Van Wassenaer Leemhuis, Aleid G ^a   Van Der Heyden, Jantien L ^b   Van Der Ham, David P ^c   Mol, Ben Willem J ^d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Neonatal sepsis; Outcome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EAR DISEASE; ECZEMA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOMALACIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SEPSIS;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEPSIS;

EID: 84930759150     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12764     Document Type: Review

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