Are vital signs indicative for bacteremia in newborns?

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Yapicioglu H., Ozlu F., SERTDEMİR Y.

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.28, no.18, pp.2244-2249, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 28 Issue: 18
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2014.983896
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.2244-2249
• Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Neonatal systemic infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality both in industrialized and developing countries. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate if vital signs had a predictive power in neonatal sepsis as an early marker.