Nosocomial infections in a Dutch neonatal intensive care unit: Surveillance study with definitions for infection specifically adapted for neonates

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-311

  van der Zwet, W C ^a,b   Kaiser, A M ^a   van Elburg, R M ^a   Berkhof, J ^a   Fetter, W P F ^a   Parlevliet, G A ^a,c   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cox regression with time dependent variables; Neonatal intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance study

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BACTEREMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NETHERLANDS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29444434686     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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