Brief report. Omphalitis in term and preterm appropriate for gestational age and small for gestational age infants
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Omphalitis in term and preterm appropriate for gestational age and small for gestational age infants.
To determine whether there is a difference on the historical and clinical characteristics of omphalitis among term and preterm appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) infants, we prospectively investigated 85 newborns with bacteriologically proved omphalitis. Study groups were based on gestational age and being SGA. Preterm AGA infants had significantly lower m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.6.368