Determination the bacterial etiologies for sepsis in premature newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care unit

Background: Bacterial sepsis is a main cause of mortality and morbidity especially in preterm newborns. The aim of this study was to search the bacterial etiologies of neonatal sepsis in NICU admitted preterm neonates. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study had done in NICU of Ali Asghar Hospi...

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Published in:Majallah-i Danishkadah-'i Pizishki 2017-02, Vol.74 (11), p.791-797
Main Authors: Nastaran Khosravi, Samileh Noorbakhsh, Shima Javadinia, Sarvenaz Ashouri
Format: Article
Language:per
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bacterial infections
neonatal intensive care units
sepsis
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Summary:Background: Bacterial sepsis is a main cause of mortality and morbidity especially in preterm newborns. The aim of this study was to search the bacterial etiologies of neonatal sepsis in NICU admitted preterm neonates. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study had done in NICU of Ali Asghar Hospital, Tehran, Iran from March 2007 to March 2009. Seventy septicemic preterm newborns (
ISSN:1683-1764
1735-7322