Journal article
Risk and causes of paediatric hospital-acquired bacteraemia in Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.
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BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, community-acquired bacteraemia is an important cause of illness and death in children. Our aim was to establish the magnitude and causes of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) bacteraemia in African children. METHODS: We reviewed prospectively collected surveillance data of 33,188 admissions to Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya, between April 16, 2002, and Sept 30, 2009. We defined bacteraemia as nosocomial if it occurred 48 h or more after admission. We estimated...
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- Journal:
- Lancet
- Volume:
- 378
- Issue:
- 9808
- Pages:
- 2021-2027
- Publication date:
- 2011-12-01
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- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Source identifiers:
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216115
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:216115
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- pubs:216115
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2011
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