Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian pediatric patients: microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical features.

<h4>Background</h4>Nosocomial bloodstream infections (nBSIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and are the most frequent type of nosocomial infection in pediatric patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified the predominant pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibiliti...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Pires Pereira, Alexandre R Marra, Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo, Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Teresa Sukiennik, Paulo Renato Petersen Behar, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros, Julival Ribeiro, Evelyne Girão, Luci Correa, Carla Guerra, Irna Carneiro, Carlos Brites, Marise Reis, Marta Antunes de Souza, Regina Tranchesi, Cristina U Barata, Michael B Edmond, Brazilian SCOPE Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23861860/?tool=EBI