Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa conjunctivitis in a pediatric hospital.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 9(2): 77-80, 1988 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-3125244
ABSTRACT
Conjunctivitis accounted for 5% of nosocomial infections occurring in a university-affiliated pediatric hospital between January 1984 and April 1986. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was recovered from the conjunctiva of 30 patients. The primary diseases of these patients were chronic and debilitating. Eighty percent of patients were under 18 months of age although only 30% of admissions are represented in this age group. Seventy percent of cases occurred in pediatric intensive care unit/neonatal intensive care unit patients. Seventy percent of patients who had antecedent nasopharyngeal/endotracheal cultures obtained were colonized with P aeruginosa. All patients except one had one or more of the following interventions prior to the onset of conjunctivitis tracheostomy, endotracheal tube, oxygen by hood, or suctioning. Two children (7.4%) have residual corneal scars. Improvements in eye care including protection of the eye during suctioning, other respiratory care, and nasogastric tube procedures are warranted.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Pseudomonas
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Conjuntivitis Bacteriana
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Infección Hospitalaria
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Año:
1988
Tipo del documento:
Article