Pediatric mortality due to nosocomial infection: A critical approach

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-519

  Lopes, Julia Marcia Maluf ^a,b,c   Goulart, Eugenio Marcos Andrade ^a   Starling, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FHEMIG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Healthcare quality; Mortality; Nosocomial infection; Pediatric hospital; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

AGE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MEDLINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEOPLASM; NEUTROPENIA; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36249008069     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000500013     Document Type: Review

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