Hospital-associated infections in children: A prospective post-discharge follow-up survey in three different paediatric hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Kinnula, S ^a   Buettcher, M ^b   Tapiainen, T ^a   Renko, M ^a   Vepsalainen K ^c   Lantto, R ^c   Heininger, U ^b   Uhari, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Healthcare associated infection; Viruses

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS; WARD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84455208245     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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