Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 88-95 , June 2009

Neonatal Sepsis: A 6-Year Analysis in a Neonatal Care Unit in Taiwan

  • Jun-Ho Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Branch for Women and Children, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Yi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Nien Tsao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wu-Shiun Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Chieh Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 24 June 2008 ,Revised 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 17 October 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60042-5

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60042-5

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 88-95 , June 2009

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