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Variations in rates of nosocomial infection among Canadian neonatal intensive care units may be practice-related Aziz, Khalid; McMillan, Douglas D; Andrews, Wayne; Pendray, Margaret; Qiu, Zhenguo; Karuri, Stella; Lee, Shoo K

Abstract

Background: Nosocomial infection (NI), particularly with positive blood or cerebrospinal fluid bacterial cultures, is a major cause of morbidity in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Rates of NI appear to vary substantially between NICUs. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for NI, as well as the risk-adjusted variations in NI rates among Canadian NICUs. Methods From January 1996 to October 1997, data on demographics, intervention, illness severity and NI rates were submitted from 17 Canadian NICUs. Infants admitted at 48 hrs in hospital. Results 765 (23.5%) of 3253 infants

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Variations in rates of nosocomial infection among Canadian neonatal intensive care units may be practice-related
Creator
Aziz, Khalid; McMillan, Douglas D; Andrews, Wayne; Pendray, Margaret; Qiu, Zhenguo; Karuri, Stella; Lee, Shoo K
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2005-07-08
Description
Background: Nosocomial infection (NI), particularly with positive blood or cerebrospinal fluid bacterial cultures, is a major cause of morbidity in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Rates of NI appear to vary substantially between NICUs. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for NI, as well as the risk-adjusted variations in NI rates among Canadian NICUs. Methods From January 1996 to October 1997, data on demographics, intervention, illness severity and NI rates were submitted from 17 Canadian NICUs. Infants admitted at 48 hrs in hospital. Results 765 (23.5%) of 3253 infants
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Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2015-12-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0221599
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56071
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
BMC Pediatrics. 2005 Jul 08;5(1):22
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1471-2431-5-22
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Aziz et al.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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