Comparison of broad range 16S rDNA PCR and conventional blood culture for diagnosis of sepsis in the newborn: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Early onset bacterial sepsis is a feared complication of the newborn. A large proportion of infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for suspected sepsis receive treatment with potent systemic antibiotics while a diagnostic workup is in progress. The gold standard for...

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Autores principales: Reier-Nilsen, Tonje, Farstad, Teresa, Nakstad, Britt, Lauvrak, Vigdis, Steinbakk, Martin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2635358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19152691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-9-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2635358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19152691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-9-5

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