Infectious complications in critically injured children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1174-1178

  Patel, Jateen C ^a   Mollitt, Daniel L ^a   Tepas, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Hospital acquired infection; Infection; Infection control; Injury; Pediatric intensive care unit; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033870328     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.8722     Document Type: Article

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