Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infection in Children
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Nosocomial urinary tract infection.
The comprehensive retrospective and prospective data on nosocomial infection at the Al-Hada, Rehab and Prince Sultan Military Hospitals pointed to approximately one-third nosocomial episodes belonging to the urinary tract.1 That indeed is in accordance with the reported 40% contribution by urinary infections towards the nosocomial infections.2 Urinary tract infections have been responsible for ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700075986