Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants from Singleton and Multiple-Gestation Births

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4165400	The Journal of Pediatrics	2013	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

LOS remains a common problem in VLBW infants. The incidence of LOS is similar for singleton and multiple-birth infants. The similar concordance of LOS in same-sex and unlike-sex twin pairs provides no evidence that susceptibility to LOS among VLBW infants is genetically determined.

Keywords

SGA NRN VLBW Late-onset sepsis Los Small for gestational age Neonatal Research Network Very low birth weight

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Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Perinatology, Pediatrics and Child Health

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Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants from Singleton and Multiple-Gestation Births

Authors

Nansi S. PhD, MPH, Grier P. PhD, Edward F. MD, Barbara J. MD, Jeffrey C. MD, C. Michael MD, MHS, Seetha MD, Michele C. MD, MS, Abbot R. MD, Nancy S. RN, Ellen C. RN, BS, CCRC, Scott A. BS, Abhik PhD, Rosemary D. MD,