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. 2022 Apr;43(4):510-512.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.67. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Burden of healthcare-associated infections among hospitalized children within community hospitals participating in an infection control network

Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo  1   2 , Rebecca R Young  2 , Michael J Smith  1   2 , Sarah S Lewis  1   3 , Becky A Smith  1   3 , Deverick J Anderson  1   3
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Burden of healthcare-associated infections among hospitalized children within community hospitals participating in an infection control network

Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

We describe the frequency of pediatric healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) identified through prospective surveillance in community hospitals participating in an infection control network. Over a 6-year period, 84 HAIs were identified. Of these 51 (61%) were pediatric central-line-associated bloodstream infections, and they often occurred in children <1 year of age.

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