Infection rates, fevers, and associated factors in pediatric severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 452-458

  Alharfi, Ibrahim M ^a,b   Charyk Stewart, Tanya ^a,c   Al Helali, Ibrahim ^a   Daoud, Hani ^a   Fraser, Douglas D ^a,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Translational Research Centre   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Centre for Critical Illness Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; nosocomial infection; severe traumatic brain injury; treatment

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84896840579     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.2904     Document Type: Article

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