Utility of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture in the Diagnosis of Early Onset Sepsis: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Umbilical cord is the first source of blood from the neonate. The clinical signs associated with sepsis are frequently non specific and subtle in the neonates making the diagnosis of infection difficult. Umbilical cord blood does not involve pain infliction, avoids iatrogenic blood los...

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Main Authors: Sujit Mulay, Rajib Chatterjee, Rahul Holkar, Deepika Bhalerao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16829/56937_CE(AD)_F[SK]_PF1(AG_KM)_PFA(AG_KM)_PN(KM).pdf