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SUBMITTER: Patel S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3006000 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Patel Sonal S Dammann Olaf O Martin Camilia R CR Allred Elizabeth N EN Leviton Alan A
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 20100816 1
<h4>Aim</h4>To explore risk patterns for presumed and definite, early and late neonatal bacteremia.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 1106 extremely low gestational age newborns who survived until postnatal day 28. We defined early definite bacteremia as a positive bacterial culture in the first week and definite late bacteremia as a positive bacterial culture in week 2, 3 or 4. Bacteremia was presumed if antibiotics were given for more than 72 h despite negative blood cultures.<h4>Results</h4>Risk patt ...[more]