Infection and cross-infection in a Paediatric Gastro-enteritis unit
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Infection and cross-infection in a paediatric gastro-enteritis unit.
A two month study to investigate the incidence of nosocomial infection was conducted in a paediatric gastroenteritis ward of a black academic hospital. Enteric pathogens were identified on admission in 61 (47.2%) of 129 patients; 56 bacterial and 25 viral. Six per cent of patients had a combination of bacterial and viral pathogens. Enteric pathogens most frequently identified on admission were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Curationis
سال: 1989
ISSN: 2223-6279,0379-8577
DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v12i3/4.236