Use of a computerized C-reactive protein (CRP) based sepsis evaluation in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants: a five-year experience

Serial C-reactive protein (CRP) values may be useful for decision-making regarding duration of antibiotics in neonates. However, established standard of practice for its use in preterm very low birth weight (

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-11, Vol.8 (11), p.e78602-e78602
Hauptverfasser:	Coggins, Sarah A, Wynn, James L, Hill, Melissa L, Slaughter, James C, Ozdas-Weitkamp, Asli, Jalloh, Osman, Waitman, L Russell, Carnevale, Randy J, Weitkamp, Jörn-Hendrik
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Algorithms Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Antibiotics Birth weight Blood Blood culture Blood tests C-Reactive Protein Cell culture Children & youth Complications Correlation Correlation analysis Decision making Decision Support Techniques Female Humans Immunodeficiency Infant, Newborn Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Infants Infections Informatics Intensive care Leukopenia Low-birth-weight Male Mortality Neonates Neutropenia Newborn babies Patients Pediatrics Proteins Retrospective Studies Sepsis Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Serial C-reactive protein (CRP) values may be useful for decision-making regarding duration of antibiotics in neonates. However, established standard of practice for its use in preterm very low birth weight (
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0078602