Risk factors for nosocomial infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit

This study was designed to describe the epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial infection (NI) in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This study was a retrospective cohort from January to December, 2003. All neonates admitted to the NICU. Infection surveillance was conducted accord...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Vieira Costa Fernandes Távora, Antonieta B. Castro, Maria Afonsina M. Militão, José Eduilton Girão, Karina de Cássia Braga Ribeiro, Lara Gurgel Fernandes Távora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000100016&lng=en&tlng=en