Urinary tract infection in children after cardiac surgery: Incidence, causes, risk factors and outcomes in a single-center study

• Main Authors: Mohamed S. Kabbani (Author), Sameh R. Ismail (Author), Anis Fatima (Author), Rehana Shafi (Author), Julinar A. Idris (Author), Akhter Mehmood (Author), Reetam K. Singh (Author), Mahmoud Elbarabry (Author), Omar Hijazi (Author), Mohamed A. Hussein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Nosocomial urinary tract infection (UTI) increases hospitalization, cost and morbidity. In this cohort study, we aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors, etiology and outcomes of UTIs in post-operative cardiac children. To this end, we studied all post-operative patients admitted to...