Efficacy of an infection control program in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in a Chinese neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1059-1064

  Zhou, Qi ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^b   Jiang, Si Yuan ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Kamaluddeen, Majeeda ^c   Hu, Xiao Jing ^a   Wang, Chuan Qing ^a   Cao, Yun ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care associated infections; Infant

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CHINESE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REINFORCEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS; INFANT;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MYCOSES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84887021542     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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