Costs of ambulatory pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTIs), and surgical site infections (SSIs).
Michael L RinkeSuzette O OyekuWilliam J H FordMoonseong HeoLisa SaimanPatricia DeLaMoraBarbara RabinPhilip ZachariahRebecca E RosenbergParsa MirhajiOghale Obaro-BestMichael DrasherElizabeth KleinAlexandre PeshanskyDavid G BundyPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Ambulatory HAI in pediatric patients are associated with significant additional costs. Further work is needed to reduce ambulatory HAIs.