Unifying criteria for late neonatal sepsis: proposal for an algorithm of diagnostic surveillance
Infections are a major cause of death in neonates. Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is a major challenge because newborns have very nonspecific clinical signs and auxiliary tests have low sensitivity. In order to improve the correct diagnosis of this condition, we propose an algorithm of diagnostic surv...
Main Authors: | Alonso Zea-Vera, Christie G. Turin, Theresa J. Ochoa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2014-07-01
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Series: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/59 |
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