Nosocomial infections in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-220

  Mireya, Urrea Ayala ^a   Martí, Pons Odena ^a   Xavier, Krauel Vidal ^a   Cristina, Latorre Otin ^a   Miguel, Martín Mateo ^b   Magda, Campins Martí ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Incidence; Nosocomial infection; Paediatric patients

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; MEROPENEM; TEICOPLANIN;

AGE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UMBILICAL ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846991922     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.023     Document Type: Review

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