Incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired infection among paediatric patients in a teaching hospital: a prospective study in southeast Ethiopia.

Biniyam SahilediniglFekadu SeyoumDaniel AbebeEshetu Nigussie GeletaGetahun NegashAbdurhaman KaluDemelash WoldeyohannesYohannes Tekalegn EfaDemisu ZenbabaBruce John Edward Quisido

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The overall cumulative incidence of HAIs was about 13 per 100 admitted children. Length of stay in the hospital and underlying conditions of severe acute malnutrition were found to be important factors associated with increased risk of HAIs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
emergency department
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
patient reported outcomes