title: Infection control, hospital epidemiology, and patient safety.
abstract: Health care-acquired are a major risk for hospitalized children. Similar to adult patients, children are vulnerable to infections related to medical devices. Children also are at significant risk of nosocomial transmission of common pediatric viral illness, such as respiratory syncytial virus and varicella. In addition, pediatric patients have unique or incompletely developed immune system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Theoklis E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Zaoutis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety