Nosocomial pertussis in neonatal units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-248

  Maltezou, H C ^a   Ftika, L ^a   Theodoridou, M ^b  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Infants; Neonatal intensive care units; Outbreak; Pertussis; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FATALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERTUSSIS; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INFANTS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTBREAK; PERTUSSIS; VACCINE;

CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84887261561     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.009     Document Type: Review

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