A point prevalence survey of health care-associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Gravel, Denise ^a   Matlow, Anne ^b   Ofner Agostini, Marianna ^a   Loeb, Mark ^c   Johnston, Lynn ^d   Bryce, Elizabeth ^e   Sample, Mary Lu ^f   Roth, Virginia R ^f   Goldman, Carol ^b   Taylor, Geoff ^g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANADA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANADA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 34047264827     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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