Health care-associated infection and hospital readmission in a home care service for children

Prontobaby - Hospital da Criança. Hospital Infection Control Committee. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Prontobaby - Hospital da Criança. Hospital Infection Control Committee. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Prontobaby - Hospital da Criança. Hospital Infection Control Committee. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Prontobaby - Hospital da Criança. Hospital Infection Control Committee. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infecção Hospitalar. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

The number of children in home health care services is increasing, and there is a need for infectioncontrol regulation in this environment. We describe the main causes of infection and hospitalization inchildren assisted by a pediatric home health care service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Keywords

Home care service
Child care
Health care-associated infection
Infection contro
Pneumonia
Multidrug resistance

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Elsevier

Citation

SILVA, André Ricardo Araujo da et al. Health care-associated infection and hospital readmission in a home care service for children. American Journal of Infection Control, v. 40, p. 282-283, 2012.

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.002

ISSN

0196-6553

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36383

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2020-10-11

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