Prospective surveillance of nosocomial infections in a Swiss NICU: Low risk of pneumonia on nasal continuous positive airway pressure?

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 350-355

  Hentschel, J ^a   Brungger B ^b   Studi K ^c   Muhlemann K ^d  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Spitalzentrum Biel AG   (Switzerland)

^c Regionalspital Emmental AG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFUSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UMBILICAL VEIN; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEPSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 27644551320     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-5052-x     Document Type: Article

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