Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in a Pediatric Population With an Extracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device

Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1110-1114

  Fragasso, Tiziana ^a   Ricci, Zaccaria ^a   Grutter, Giorgia ^a   Albanese, Sonia ^a   Varano, Carmelita ^a   Amodeo, Antonio ^a   Cogo, Paola ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Berlin Heart; Healthcare associated infections; Pediatric; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HEART; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; VENTILATION;

BERLIN HEART; BLEEDINGS; HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANT; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; MEDIAN WEIGHT; PEDIATRIC POPULATION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; WAITING LISTS;

PEDIATRICS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 81855166274     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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