Risk factors for contamination of catheterized urine specimens in febrile children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Wingerter, Sarah ^a   Bachur, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

catheterization; contamination; fever; infant; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME;

BACTERIURIA; CATHETERS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINE;

EID: 78751575462     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182037c20     Document Type: Article

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