Study of nosocomial primary bloodstream infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-92

  Lakshmi, K S ^a   Jayashree, Muralidharan ^a   Singhi, S ^a   Ray, P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINE CATHETER;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34147135139     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml073     Document Type: Article

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