Nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in south-western Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-44

  Mahfouz, A A ^a,b   Al Azraqi, T A ^a,b   Abbag, F I ^b   Al Gamal, M N ^a,c   Seef, S ^a,c   Bello, C S ^a,b  

^a Asir Regional Committee for Nosocomial Infection Control   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c General Directorate of Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 76749170378     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.1.40     Document Type: Article

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