Nosocomial infections after pediatric cardiac surgery

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 564-569

  Sarvikivi, Emmi ^a,b   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^b   Nieminen, Heta ^a   Sairanen, Heikki ^a   Saxén, Harri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA ANALYSIS; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 52149096282     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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