Risk factors and recommendations for rate stratification for surveillance of neonatal healthcare-associated bloodstream infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Holmes, A ^a,c   Dore C J ^b   Saraswatula, A ^a   Bamford, K B ^a,c   Richards, M S ^c   Coello, R ^a,c   Modi, N ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Infant newborn; Risk factors; Risk stratification; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LONDON; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 37749004821     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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