Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in the first year after pediatric lung transplantation

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-330

  Danziger Isakov, Lara A ^a   Sweet, Stuart ^b   Delamorena, Maite ^b   Huddleston, Charles B ^b   Mendeloff, Eric ^c   Debaun, Michael R ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cleft Lip and Palate Treatm Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Epidemiology; Lung transplantation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; GANCICLOVIR; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECIPIENT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 17144374860     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000157089.42020.41     Document Type: Review

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