Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis in a NICU: Analysis of Causative Organisms and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Ali Asghar Children Hospital from (2004/5-2007/5), Tehran, Iran
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BACKGROUND Infections cause significant mortality and morbidity in neonates, especially the premature ones. Although there are various antibiotics can be used to combat neonatal infection, resistant strains have subsequently emerged. In an epidemiological survey, we analyzed bacterial isolates and their antibiotic susceptibilities for cases of bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1815-8846
DOI: 10.3923/rjbsci.2010.376.379