Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infection in children with cerebral palsy requiring mechanical ventilation

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-226

  Thorburn, Kentigern ^a   Jardine, Michelle ^a   Taylor, Nia ^c   Reilly, Nicola ^b   Sarginson, Richard E ^a   Van Saene, Hendrick K F ^c  

^a Department of Paediatric Intensive Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal bacterial flora; Antibioticresistant bacteria; Cerebral palsy; Infection rate; Ortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROAT CULTURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 68849114028     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31819368ac     Document Type: Article

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