title: Health care-associated infection and hospital readmission in a home care service for children.
abstract: The number of children in home health care services is increasing, and there is a need for infection control regulation in this environment. We describe the main causes of infection and hospitalization in children assisted by a pediatric home health care service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infection Control Committee, Prontobaby - Hospital da Criança, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: André Ricardo
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Araujo da Silva
authors.forename: Cristina Vieira
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Mario Eduardo
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sargentelli
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Andrada Serpa
authors.forename: Marisa Zenaide Ribeiro
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*