Three-year survey of bacteremia and fungemia in a pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 416-421

  Gray, James ^a   Gossain, Savita ^a   Morris, Kevin ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Fungemia; Pediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE;

EID: 0035070898     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200104000-00009     Document Type: Article

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