Longitudinal Evaluation of Neonatal Nosocomial Infections: Association of Infection With a Blood Pressure Cuff

1 January 1978

journal article
research article
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics

Vol. 61 (1) , 42-45
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.61.1.42

Abstract

Nosocomial infections acquired in a special care nursery were surveyed longitudinally. The rates of acquired infection were determined, allowing the evaluation of specific infection control measures. A blood pressure cuff, utilized for all infants in the nursery, was associated with an increased rate of infection.

Keywords

NEWBORN

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JAMA, 1976
Nosocomial Infections in a Newborn Intensive-Care Unit
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Neonatal osteomyelitis of the calcaneus: Complication of heel puncture
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