Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an Italian pediatric intensive care unit: A prospective study

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-368

  Patria, Maria Francesca ^a   Chidini, Giovanna ^b   Ughi, Ludovica ^b   Montani, Cinzia ^b   Prandi, Edi ^b   Galeone, Carlotta ^a,c   Calderini, Edoardo ^b   Esposito, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

nosocomial infections; pneumonia; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84889249419     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-013-0444-y     Document Type: Article

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