Prevention of nosocomial infection in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) through the use of selective digestive decontamination

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 719-727

  Ruza, Francisco ^a   Alvarado, Francisco ^a   Herruzo, Rafael ^b   Delgado, Miguel A ^a   García, Santos ^a   Dorao, Paloma ^a   Goded, Federico ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infection prevention; Pediatric intensive care; Respiratory infection; Selective digestive decontamination; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

HEXETIDINE; NEOMYCIN; NYSTATIN; ORALDINE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLISTIN; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEXETIDINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NYSTATIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOBRAMYCIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031765941     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007487330893     Document Type: Article

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