Time trends in late-onset sepsis and meningitis in very low birth weight infants from 2000 to 2013: results from a Portuguese tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Time trends in late-onset sepsis and meningitis in very low birth weight infants from 2000 to 2013: results from a Portuguese tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Objective: To assess the evolution of the prevalence of late-onset sepsis (LOS) and meningitis and its predictors in a Portuguese tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during its participation in the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) between 2000 and 2013. Methods: Descriptive retrospective...

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Main Authors: Maria Francisca Maia, Joselina Barbosa, Sandra Costa, Susana Pissarra, Hercília Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
Subjects:
late-onset sepsis
vlbw infants
neonatal intensive care unit
nosocomial infection
preterm infants
von database
Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/898

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