Safety of Lumbar Puncture Procedures in Patients with Alzheimers Disease
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Lumbar Puncture in Neonates with Sepsis
Introduction: Infections are one of the main causes of death during childhood. Epidemiologic studies in Iran showed that the incidence of neonatal sepsis was 1.8% in 1995. Moreover, the incidence of neonatal meningitis is 0.2 to 0.4 in per 1,000 live births. The aim of this study was to determine the necessity of lumbar puncture (LP) in early neonatal sepsis. Methods: In a retrospective study, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Alzheimer Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1567-2050
DOI: 10.2174/156720509788486509