Risk factors for surgical site infections after pediatric cardiovascular surgery

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-234

  Allpress, Amanda L ^a   Rosenthal, Geoffrey L ^c   Goodrich, Kathy M ^a   Lupinetti, Flavian M ^a   Zerr, Danielle M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; Sternal wounds; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1542618587     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000114904.21616.ba     Document Type: Article

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