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Factors associated with inter-institutional variations in sepsis rates of very-low-birth-weight infants in 34 Malaysian neonatal intensive care units

Boo NY 1 , Cheah IG 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore Med J, 2016 Mar;57(3):144-52.
PMID: 26996633 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016056

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether patient loads, infant status on admission and treatment interventions were significantly associated with inter-institutional variations in sepsis rates in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants in the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry (MNNR).

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