Epidemiology and diagnosis of hospital-acquired conjunctivitis among neonatal intensive care unit patients

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 586-589

  Haas, Janet ^a,b   Larson, Elaine ^a   Ross, Barbara ^c   See, Benjamin ^c   Saiman, Lisa ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Low birth weight; Neonatal intensive care unit; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 22244447795     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000168742.98617.66     Document Type: Article

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