Evaluation of Efficacy of Sterile Saline Gastric Lavage in Reducing Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis
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Epidemiologic features of early onset sepsis in neonatal ward of Shabih Khani hospital in Kashan
Background and objective: Neonatal sepsis is defined as presence of clinical signs accompanied by positive blood culture in newborns less than one month of age. Sepsis is a common cause of hospital admission in neonates, and it is known as one of the main causes of mortality among them, not only in developed countries but in developing ones. Delay in diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2376-127X
DOI: 10.4172/2376-127x.1000142