Nosocomial infections in very low birthweight infants in Germany: Current data from the national surveillance system NEO-KISS

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Leistner, R ^a,b   Piening, B ^a,b   Gastmeier, P ^a,b   Geffers, C ^a,b   Schwab, F ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

Author keywords

NICU; nosocomial infections; surveillance; VLBW

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84875282408     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: 14393824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334886     Document Type: Article

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