LUMBAR PUNCTURE IN DIAGNOSIS
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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: BMJ
سال: 1935
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.3912.1265