Variations in rates of nosocomial infection among Canadian neonatal intensive care units may be practice-related

• Main Authors: Qiu Zhenguo (Author), Pendray Margaret (Author), Andrews Wayne (Author), McMillan Douglas D (Author), Aziz Khalid (Author), Karuri Stella (Author), Lee Shoo K (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nosocomial infection (NI), particularly with positive blood or cerebrospinal fluid bacterial cultures, is a major cause of morbidity in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Rates of NI appear to vary substantially between NICUs. Th...