Journal article
A point prevalence survey of health care–associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of pediatric health care-associated infections (HAI) in Canadian acute care hospitals.
METHODS: A point-prevalence study conducted in February 2002 in 25 hospitals across Canada. Information on HAI, utilization of antimicrobial agents and invasive devices, isolation precautions, and microbial etiology was collected.
Authors
Gravel D; Matlow A; Ofner-Agostini M; Loeb M; Johnston L; Bryce E; Sample ML; Roth VR; Goldman C; Taylor G
Journal
American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 157–162
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.006
ISSN
0196-6553