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. 2020 Jan 26:19:100255.
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.100255. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Finding a role for the neonatal early-onset sepsis risk calculator

William E Benitz  1 , Niek B Achten  2   3
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Finding a role for the neonatal early-onset sepsis risk calculator

William E Benitz et al. EClinicalMedicine. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Benitz and Dr. Achten declare that they have nothing to disclose.

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Declining rates of early-onset neonatal sepsis in high-income countries, 1975–2015. Data collected from 32 publications. A complete list of data sources is available from the authors upon request. formula image EOS at ≤ 2 days of age, formula image ≤3 days of age, formula image < 5 days of age, formula image < 6 days of age, formula image < 7 days of age.
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