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Usefulness of a 16S rDNA real-time PCR to monitor neonatal sepsis and to assist in medical decision to discontinue antibiotics

Objective: To monitor the bacterial load in newborns with proven infections on the day of admission, 48 h and 7 days after treatment. Methods: Real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting the 16S rDNA. Results: The study recruited 17 newborns and the bacterial load was in general low (<50 CFU/mL). In three of...

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Autores principales: Stranieri, Inês, Kanunfre, Kelly Aparecida, Rodrigues, Jonatas Cristian, Yamamoto, Lidia, Nadaf, Maria Isabel Valdomir, Palmeira, Patricia, Okay, Thelma Suely
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26334172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2015.1077223