Open AccessAntimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017
Author(s) -
Lindsey M Weiner-Lastinger,
Sheila Abner,
Andrea L. Benin,
Jonathan R. Edwards,
Alexander J. Kallen,
Maria Karlsson,
Shelley S. Magill,
Daniel Pollock,
Isaac See,
Minn Soe,
Maroya Spalding Walters,
Margaret A. Dudeck
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2019.297
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , infection control , intensive care medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , emergency medicine , pediatrics , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , bacteria
To describe common pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among pediatric patients that occurred in 2015-2017 and were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).