Study of nosocomial urinary tract infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 357-362

  Brindha, S M ^a   Jayashree, M ^a   Singhi, Sunit ^a   Taneja, Neelam ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Candida; Nosocomial; UTI

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84855235928     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq104     Document Type: Article

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