TY - BOOK AU - Ashraf Kamal Fam AU - Amany Ali Ahmed Elkholy , AU - Mohammed Abdelfattah Abdelmoaty , AU - Raga'a Maher Ahmed Maher , TI - Prospective study of healthcare associated infections (HAI) in pediatric intensive care units PICU / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ashraf Kamal Fam , KW - CLAB KW - Healthcare associated infections KW - PICUs N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric ICUs. Objective: Evaluation of the process and outcome of surveillance with special emphasis on device-associated infections. Methods: A prospective study including all children admitted to any of 5 ICUs of the pediatric specialized teaching hospital, Cairo University, over a 6 months-period over 2 years UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -