Neonatal rates and risk factors of device-associated bloodstream infection in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-161

  Balkhy, Hanan H ^a   Alsaif, Saif ^a   El Saed, Aiman ^b,c   Khawajah, Mohammad ^b   Dichinee, Reddy ^b   Memish, Ziad A ^a,b,c  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c WHO Collaborating Center for Infection Prevention and Control   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UMBILICAL CATHETER ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS;

EID: 76749096665     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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