Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery

Introduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality following paediatric cardiac surgery. Aim: To determine the incidence, risk factors for and outcome of postoperative HAIs in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Red Cross War Memorial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Appel, Ilse Nadine
Other Authors: Argent, Andrew
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899