Risk factors and lethality of laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection caused by non-skin contaminant pathogens in neonates

Objective: To evaluate risk factors and lethality of late onset laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (ICSLC) in a Brazilian neonatal unit for progressive care (NUPC). Methods: This was a case-control study, performed from 2008 to 2012. Cases were defined as all newborns with late onset ICSLC,...

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Main Authors: Roberta M.C. Romanelli, Lêni M. Anchieta, Maria Vitoria A. Mourão, Flávia A. Campos, Flavia C. Loyola, Paulo Henrique O. Mourão, Guilherme A. Armond, Wanessa T. Clemente, Maria Cândida F. Bouzada
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S225555361300030X