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

• Päätekijät: Nakstad Britt (Tekijä), Farstad Teresa (Tekijä), Reier-Nilsen Tonje (Tekijä), Lauvrak Vigdis (Tekijä), Steinbakk Martin (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: BMC, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 d...