Infection and cross-infection in a Paediatric Gastro-enteritis unit
A two month study to investigate the incidence o f nosocomial infection was conducted in a paediatric gastroenteritis ward o f a black academic hospital. Enteric pathogens were identified on admission in 61 (47,2%) o f 129 patients; 56 bacterial and 25 viral. Six per cent o f patients had a combinat...
Main Author: | Jean Bowen Jones |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
1989-09-01
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Series: | Curationis |
Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/236 |
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