Incidence of infection for preterm twins cared for in cobedding in the neonatal intensive-care unit

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-198

  LaMar, Kim ^a   Dowling, Donna A ^b  

^a Banner Desert Medical Center   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobedding; Infection; Preterm; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATOR; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEDDING AND LINENS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 33744499450     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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