Quality control of nosocomial infection in PICU;Control de calidad en la infección nosocomial en la UCIP

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Fuster Jorge, P A ^a   Fernandez Sarabia J ^a   Delgado Melian, T ^a   Domenech Martinez E ^a   Sierra Lopez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Nosocomial infection; PICU; Pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation; PREVINE; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA; CLOSED DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 46849087579     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13124217     Document Type: Article

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