Pediatric mortality due to nosocomial infection: a critical approach

Pediatric mortality due to nosocomial infection: a critical approach

Nosocomial infection is a frequent event with potentially lethal consequences. We reviewed the literature on the predictive factors for mortality related to nosocomial infection in pediatric medicine. Electronic searches in English, Spanish and Portuguese of the PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS and Cochrane C...

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Main Authors: Julia Marcia Maluf Lopes, Eugenio Marcos Andrade Goulart, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nosocomial infection
mortality
prognosis
healthcare quality
pediatric hospital
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