Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in kangaroo mother care units: A risk in tuberculosis-endemic areas

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 535-539

  Heyns, Louis ^a   Gie, Robert P ^a   Goussard, Pierre ^a   Beyers, Nulda ^a   Warren, Rob M ^b   Marais, Ben J ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kangaroo mother care; Nosocomial transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; KANGAROO CARE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL EVENT;

CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33646903340     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600636560     Document Type: Article

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