Unique epidemiology of nosocomial infection in a children's hospital.

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  • Author(s): Welliver RC; McLaughlin S
  • Source:
    American journal of diseases of children (1960) [Am J Dis Child] 1984 Feb; Vol. 138 (2), pp. 131-5.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Medical Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370471 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0002-922X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0002922X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Dis Child Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Chicago Il : American Medical Association
      Original Publication: Chicago, Ill. : American Medical Association, c1960-1993.
    • Subject Terms:
      Hospitals, Pediatric* ; Hospitals, Special*; Cross Infection/*epidemiology; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Digestive System/microbiology ; Humans ; Infant ; New York ; Prospective Studies ; Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology ; Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      A prospective study of the epidemiology of nosocomial infections was undertaken in a large pediatric hospital. Infections were identified during a 12-month period with the use of medical record audits, indices identifying high-risk patients, and analysis of positive cultures and rapid diagnostic tests for viruses, fungi, and bacteria. The attack rate of the entire hospital population surveyed was 4.1 nosocomial infections per 100 patients discharged. In contrast with studies of patients in general hospitals that included comparatively few children, the most common sites of nosocomial infections were the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated pathogen. However, rotavirus was identified more frequently than Escherichia coli, and documented viral infections were more common than infections caused by gram-negative bacilli.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19840201 Date Completed: 19840302 Latest Revision: 20190716
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140400017004
    • Accession Number:
      6695867