Nosocomial infections in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit: A 4-year surveillance study;Infecções hospitalares em uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal brasileira: Vigilância de quatro anos

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 633-637

  von Dollinger Brito, Denise ^a   de Brito, Cristiane Silveira ^a   Resende, Daiane Silva ^a   do Moreira, Jacqueline Ó ^a   Abdallah, Vânia Olivetti Steffen ^a   Filho, Paulo Pinto Gontijo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Neonates; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AWARENESS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BRAZIL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVICE INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH TUBE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78651073897     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822010000600006     Document Type: Article

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