Case-control study of pediatric cardiothoracic surgical site infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-79

  Holzmann Pazgal, Galit ^a,d   Hopkins Broyles, Diane ^b   Recktenwald, Angela ^b   Hohrein, Melinda ^b   Kieffer, Patricia ^c   Huddleston, Charles ^a   Anshuman, Sharma ^a   Fraser, Victoria ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BJC Healthcare   (United States)

^c ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 39449121125     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524323     Document Type: Article

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