Nosocomial bloodstream infection in a pediatric intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Singhi, Sunit ^a   Ray, Pallab ^a   Mathew, Joseph L ^a   Jayashree, M ^a   Dhanalakshmi, ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Nosocomial infections; Pathogens; PICU

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAM; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; YEAST; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG COMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CARBAPENEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL RECORDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 42449149215     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0002-0     Document Type: Article

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