Development, evaluation and validation of a screening tool for late onset bacteremia in neonates - a pilot study

• Main Authors: Sandra A. N. Walker (Author), Melanie Cormier (Author), Marion Elligsen (Author), Julie Choudhury (Author), Asaph Rolnitsky (Author), Carla Findlater (Author), Dolores Iaboni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Clinical and laboratory parameters can aid in the early identification of neonates at risk for bacteremia before clinical deterioration occurs. However, current prediction models have poor diagnostic capabilities. The objective of this study was to develop, evaluate and validate...