Late-onset infections of infants in neonatal units

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-161

  Isaacs, D ^a,b,l   Barfield, C ^c   Clothier, T ^d   Darlow, B ^e   Diplock, R ^f   Ehrlich, J ^d   Grimwood, K ^g   Humphrey, I ^f   Jeffery, H ^b   Kohan, R ^h   McNeil, R ^a   McPhee, A ⁱ   Minutillo, C ^j   Morey, F ^d   Tudehope, D ^k   Wong, M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^f ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^k MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^l SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Neonatal units; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; MENINGITIS; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9344227301     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00914.x     Document Type: Article

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