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Burden of healthcare-associated infections among hospitalized children within community hospitals participating in an infection control network
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2021
Abstract
We describe the frequency of pediatric healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) identified through prospective surveillance in community hospitals participating in an infection control network. Over a 6-year period, 84 HAIs were identified. Of these 51 (61%) were pediatric central-line–associated bloodstream infections, and they often occurred in children <1 year of age.
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. This study was presented as poster 593 at IDWeek 2019 on October 3, 2019, in Washington, DC.
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