What does VLBWI stand for?

Very Low Birth Weight Infant

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All low birth-weight infants are more likely to experience long-term disability or to die during the first year of life than are infants of normal weight, with very low birth weight infants having the lowest survival rate of all.

Reclaiming American Indian maternal and infant health

Discussion Indications for red blood cell transfusions in very low birth weight infants remain controversial.

Comparison of a restricted transfusion schedule with erythropoietin ...

Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Steroid Use in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Abstract & Commentary By John C.

Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Steroid Use in Very Low Birth Weight ...

The company has received orphan designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of INH-A21 to prevent nosocomial bacteremia caused by staphylococci in extremely low and very low birth weight infants (infants born weighing less than 1,500 grams).

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Among women receiving combination therapy, however, users of protease inhibitors may be more likely than nonusers to have a very low birth weight infant (odds ratio, 3.

Use of multiple anti-HIV drugs does not raise risk of adverse birth ...

Klein RZ, Carlton EL, Faix JD, et al: Thyroid function in very low birth weight infants.

Health issues in survivors of prematurity. (Featured CME Topic: ...

According to an international statistician with the National Center for Health Statistics, one of the biggest factors in the decrease in the infant mortality rates for the US and worldwide is the use of surfactants neonatally on low birth weight and very low birth weight infants that hospitals would have previously been unable to save.

The impact of race on infant mortality

INH-A21 is an antibody-based product being developed by Inhibitex for the prevention of both Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI).

Inhibitex Announces Long-term Manufacturing Alliance With Nabi