The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Aug 2005
Respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Yemen.
A survey of 604 Yemeni children younger than 2 years with acute respiratory infections identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 244 (40%), human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 41 (7%) and RSV/HMPV coinfection in 25 (4%) children. RSV infections occurred in younger children and were associated with more severe hypoxia than observed with HMPV. Both viruses are important causes of severe acute respiratory infection in Yemen.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Aug 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialChlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of colonization of central venous catheters in infants and children: a randomized controlled study.
Infections of short term, nontunneled, intravascular catheters are often caused by migration of organisms from the insertion site. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated dressing for the reduction of central venous catheter (CVC) colonization and CVC-associated bloodstream infections in infants and children after cardiac surgery. ⋯ The chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated sponge is safe and significantly reduces the rates of CVC colonization in infants and children after cardiac surgery.