1400 Nosocomial Infection and Cd4+ Lymphocytes in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants' Cord Blood
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ranitidin and nosocomial infection in very low birth weight infants
background nosocomial infections increase mortality rate in neonates. studies have attributed the use of h2 blockers as one of the various factors that increase the risk of nosocomial infections. objectives to define the relationship between nosocomial infection and ranitidine in very low birth weight (vlbw) infants admitted in the nicu of a tertiary care hospital. patients and methods all vlbw...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-201011001-01400