Health-care associated infections in children after cardiac surgery in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU)

Authors

  • Naveed -ur-Rehman Siddiqui Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Fatima Mir Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Omair Shakil Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Muneer Amanullah Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Anwarul Haque Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.1760

Keywords:

health-care associated infections (HAIs), cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), pediatric cardiac surgery

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Author Biographies

Naveed -ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Pediatric Resident

Department of Pediatric and child health

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan.

Fatima Mir, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Pediatric Infectious Disease fellow,

Department of pediatric and child health

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

Omair Shakil, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Intern

Department of pediatric and child health

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

Muneer Amanullah, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon,

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

Anwarul Haque, Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Associate Professor

Pediatric Intesivist,

Department of Pediatric and Child Health

Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi, Pakistan

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Published

2011-10-11

How to Cite

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Siddiqui N- ur-R, Mir F, Shakil O, Amanullah M, Haque A (2011) Health-care associated infections in children after cardiac surgery in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). J Infect Dev Ctries 5:748–750. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1760

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Letters to the Editor