Quantifying the Burden of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infection in Children in England by Estimating Excess Length of Hospital Stay and Mortality Using a Multistate Analysis of Linked, Routinely Collected Data | Zendy

Nathan Green | Zendy; Alan P. Johnson | Zendy; Katherine L. Henderson | Zendy; Berit MüllerPebody | Zendy; Simon Thelwall | Zendy; Julie V. Robotham | Zendy; Mike Sharland | Zendy; Martin Wolkewitz | Zendy; Sarah R Deeny | Zendy

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Quantifying the Burden of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infection in Children in England by Estimating Excess Length of Hospital Stay and Mortality Using a Multistate Analysis of Linked, Routinely Collected Data

Author(s) -

Nathan Green,

Alan P. Johnson,

Katherine L. Henderson,

Berit MüllerPebody,

Simon Thelwall,

Julie V. Robotham,

Mike Sharland,

Martin Wolkewitz,

Sarah R Deeny

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu073

Subject(s) - medicine , bloodstream infection , excess mortality , emergency medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , mortality rate

Hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (HA-BSI) is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs in all patient populations. Young children have been shown to have a high rate of healthcare-associated infections compared with the adult population. We aimed to quantify the excess mortality and length of stay in pediatric patients from HA-BSI.

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