title: Avoidance of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients.
abstract: The objectives of this review are to discuss the prevalence and risk factors associated with the development of hospital-acquired infections in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the published antimicrobial prophylaxis regimens and rational approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of nosocomial infections in these patients.
  
  
  
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  Hospital-acquired infections remain a significant source of potentially preventable morbidity and mortality in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. Through improved understanding of these conditions and implementation of avoidance strategies, centers caring for these patients may improve outcomes in this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pharmacy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. 2Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Ruston S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Lara S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Shekerdemian
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents