title: Nosocomial infection among children with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: A prospective cohort study was conducted during a 15-month period to compare nosocomial infections (NIs) among pediatric patients without (n = 989 and with (n = 50) symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Patients with symptomatic HIV infection presented higher overall NI incidence density rates (relative risk, 1.65; P= .0001), and may represent a population at high risk for the acquisition of NI.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Cisne
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Frota
authors.forename: Rosana Maria Rangel
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Satos
authors.forename: Thalita Fernandes
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Enaldo Góes
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Carmem Lúcia
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Pessoa-Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance