The investment case for preventing NICU-associated infections

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-184

  Donovan, Edward F ^a   Sparling, Karen ^a   Lake, Michael R ^a   Narendran, Vivek ^a,b   Schibler, Kurt ^a,c   Haberman, Beth ^a   Rose, Barbara ^a   Meinzen Derr, Jareen ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

investment case; nosocomial infection; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CHILD DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876015852     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1322516     Document Type: Article

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