Nosocomial infections among pediatric hematology/oncology patients: Results of a prospective incidence study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-208

  Urrea, Mireya ^a,c   Rives, Susana ^a   Cruz, Ofelia ^a   Navarro, Albert ^b   García, Juan José ^a   Estella, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMATOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 3042756780     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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