Timing of sepsis is an important risk factor for white matter abnormality in extremely premature infants with sepsis

• Main Authors: Ju Sun Heo (Author), Ee-Kyung Kim (Author), Young Hun Choi (Author), Seung Han Shin (Author), Jin A Sohn (Author), Jung-Eun Cheon (Author), Han-Suk Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Systemic infection is a major upstream mechanism for white matter abnormality (WMA). Our aim was to evaluate the risk factors for moderate-to-severe WMA in extremely premature infants (gestational age < 28 weeks) with neonatal sepsis. Methods: Extremely premature infants with culture-...