Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features

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Authors

Carlos Alberto Pereira · Instituto de Oncologia do Paraná

Alexandre R. Marra · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Luís Fernando Aranha Camargo · Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Teresa Sukiennik · Santa Casa Hospital

P Behar · Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros

Abstract

In our multicenter study, we found a high mortality and a large proportion of gram-negative bacilli with elevated levels of resistance in pediatric patients.

Topics & Keywords

Nosocomial Infections in ICU Neonatal and Maternal Infections Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. e68144-e68144

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068144

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