Prospective evaluation of a multi-factorial prevention strategy on the impact of nosocomial infection in very-low-birthweight infants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-167

  Andersen, C ^a   Hart, J ^a   Vemgal, P ^a   Harrison, C ^a   Bartolo, R ^b   Koorts, P ^b   Fraser, S ^b   Willmott, D ^b   Mishra, P ^b   Watkins, A ^b   Casalaz, D ^b   Morgan, D ^b   Kain, V ^b   McGregor, J ^b   Ong, L ^b   Lim, C ^b   Harwood, H M ^b  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Infant; Infection; Low birth weight; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENTAMICIN; PERSIST PLUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; STANDARDIZATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 24644522858     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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