AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 157-162 , April 2007

A point prevalence survey of health care–associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals

  • Denise Gravel, BScN, MSc, CIC

      Affiliations

    • From the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Denise Gravel, BScN, MSc, CIC, Nosocomial and Occupational Infections Section, Blood Safety and Surveillance, Health-Care Acquired Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Tunney's Pasture, PL 0601E2, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L2, Canada.
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  • Anne Matlow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
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  • Marianna Ofner-Agostini, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON
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  • Mark Loeb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, ON
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  • Lynn Johnston, MD

      Affiliations

    • QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
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  • Elizabeth Bryce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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  • Mary Lu Sample, RN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON
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  • Virginia R. Roth, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON
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  • Carol Goldman, RN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
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  • Geoff Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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  • the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

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PII: S0196-6553(06)01103-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.006

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 157-162 , April 2007

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