Hospital-Acquired Infections in Children A Latin American Tertiary Teaching Hospital 5-Year Experience

被引:6
作者
Alvares, Paula Andrade [1 ,2 ]
Arnoni, Mariana Volpe [3 ]
da Silva, Cely Barreto [3 ]
Palazzi Safadi, Marco Aurelio [1 ,2 ]
Mimica, Marcelo Jenne [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Dept Pediat, Rua Dr Cesario Mota Jr 112, BR-01221900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[2] Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Sch Med Sci, Dept Pediat, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[3] Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Dept Infect Control, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[4] Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Div Microbiol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
关键词
infection control; pediatrics; children; nosocomial infections; hospital-acquired infections; INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT; RISK-FACTORS;
D O I
10.1097/INF.0000000000002046
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Hospital-acquired infections account for high mortality rates and hospital costs. We analyzed pediatric data from a tertiary teaching hospital and found that most of the cases occurred in the intensive care unit and had significant association with invasive devices. Bloodstream infections were the main site of infection, and Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant etiology.
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