Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection in a pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-252

  De Mello, Maria Júlia Gonçalves ^a,b,c   De Albuquerque, Maria De Fatima Pessoa Militao ^d   Lacerda, Heloísa Ramos ^c,e   Barbosa, Maria Tereza Serrano ^f   De Alencar Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes ^c,e  

^a Fernando Figueira Institute of Mother and Child   (Brazil)

^b Polytechnic School of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d Aggeu Magalhaes Research Center   (Brazil)

^e Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ^*

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Hospital infection; Pediatric intensive care unit; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DEATH; DENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77949440219     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181b80875     Document Type: Article

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