Nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care units
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Nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care units in the United States. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System.
OBJECTIVES To describe the epidemiology of nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in the United States. BACKGROUND Patient and ICU characteristics in pediatric ICUs suggest the pattern of nosocomial infections experienced may differ from that seen in adult ICUs. METHODS Data were collected between January 1992 and December 1997 from 61 pediatric ICUs in the United St...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/bf02722358