Nosocomial infections and fever of unknown origin in pediatric hematology/oncology unit: A retrospective annual study

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-64

  Al Tonbary, Youssef A ^a   Soliman, Othman E ^b   Sarhan, Mohammed M ^a   Hegazi, Moustafa A ^b   El Ashry, Rasha A ^a   El Sharkawy, Ashraf A ^a   Salama, Osama S ^b   Yahya, Raida ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

fever of unknown origin; hematology oncology; nosocomial infections; pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOPERAZONE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 79251627296     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0212-1     Document Type: Article

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