Incidence of nosocomial infections at a neonatal intensive care unit: A six-year surveillance study;Incidencia de infecciones en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales: Estudio de vigilancia de 6 años

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 307-312

  Molina Cabrillana, Jesús ^a,b   Santana Reyes, Candelaria ^a   Hernández, Juana ^a   López, Isabel ^a   Dorta, Elena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MATERNO INFANTIL DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Neonatal intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPAIN;

EID: 33745445481     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13089665     Document Type: Article

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