Incidence of Serious Bacterial Infections in Ex-premature Infants with a Postconceptional Age Less Than 48 Weeks Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department

Incidence of Serious Bacterial Infections in Ex-premature Infants with a Postconceptional Age Less Than 48 Weeks Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department

Objectives: Premature infants are at higher risk of developing serious bacterial infections (SBI). However, the incidence of SBI in ex-premature infants presenting to the emergency department (ED) remains undetermined. The objective of this study is to examine the incidence of SBI in ex-premature in...

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Main Authors: Inoue, Nobuaki, Kim, Tommy Y, Birkbeck-Garcia, Anne Marie, Givner, Andrew, Denmark, T. Kent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2009-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
serious bacterial infection
premature infants
postconceptional age
emergency department
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2r34r87h

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