Impact of infection control training for interns on PICU-acquired bloodstream infections in a middle-income country

Impact of infection control training for interns on PICU-acquired bloodstream infections in a middle-income country

INTRODUCTION The present study aimed to determine the impact of an extended infection control training programme, which was conducted for all interns posted to the Department of Paediatrics, on the incidence of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU)-acquired bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Universit...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Latif, M.E.-A (Author), Gan, C.S (Author), Lum, L.C.S (Author), Ng, Y.Y (Author), Siham, A. (Author), Zainol, H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Singapore Medical Association 2015
Subjects:
adverse effects
Article
bloodstream infection
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheter-Related Infections
Catheters, Indwelling
central venous catheter
central venous catheterization
Central Venous Catheters
child
Child, Preschool
cross infection
Cross Infection
education
Extended infection control training programme
female
Female
Hand Hygiene
hand washing
hospital admission
hospital infection
human
Humans
incidence
indwelling catheter
infant
Infant
infection control
Infection Control
intensive care unit
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Interns
Internship and Residency
major clinical study
Malaysia
male
Male
medical education
Nosocomial bloodstream infection
outcome assessment
Paediatric intensive care unit
pediatric intensive care unit
pediatrics
Pediatrics
preschool child
procedures
proportional hazards model
Proportional Hazards Models
risk factor
scoring system
sepsis
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