Urinary tract infection in children after cardiac surgery: Incidence, causes, risk factors and outcomes in a single-center study

Summary: Nosocomial urinary tract infection (UTI) increases hospitalization, cost and morbidity. In this cohort study, we aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors, etiology and outcomes of UTIs in post-operative cardiac children. To this end, we studied all post-operative patients admitted to...

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Main Authors: Mohamed S. Kabbani, Sameh R. Ismail, Anis Fatima, Rehana Shafi, Julinar A. Idris, Akhter Mehmood, Reetam K. Singh, Mahmoud Elbarabry, Omar Hijazi, Mohamed A. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116000083