Neonatal nosocomial infections in Bahrami children hospital

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-200

  Salamati, Payman ^a   Rahbarimanesh, Ali Akbar ^a   Yunesian, Masood ^b   Naseri, Mohsen ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acquired nosocomial infection; Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonatal surgery ward; Neonates ward; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; IRAN; NEWBORN; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; IRAN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33746199936     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02825479     Document Type: Review

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