A search of CINAHL and PubMed for the concepts of healthcare associated children and pediatrics included the following studies on prevention of infections.
Sandora, Thomas Prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children: new strategies and success stories.
Current opinion in infectious diseases 2010 vol:23 iss:4 pg:300 -305
Rosenthal, Victor Central line-associated bloodstream infections in limited-resource countries: a review of the literature. Clinical infectious diseases 2009 vol:49 iss:12 pg:1899 -1907
McGoldrick, Mary Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections and the Joint Commission’s Home Care National Patient Safety Goals. Home healthcare nurse 2009 vol:27 iss:4 pg:220 -8
Doshi, Rupali, Healthcare-associated Infections: epidemiology, prevention, and therapy.
The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York 2009 vol:76 iss:1 pg:84 -94
Rosenthal, Victor The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC): goals and objectives, description of surveillance methods, and operational activities. American journal of infection control 2008 vol:36 iss:9 pg:e1 -12
Zingg, Walter Central venous catheter-associated infections. Bailliere’s best practice & research. Clinical anaesthesiology 2008 vol:22 iss:3 pg:407 -421
Kanouff, Alan Prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit. Critical care nursing quarterly 2008 vol:31 iss:4 pg:302 -308
Kline, Andrea Pediatric catheter-related bloodstream infections: latest strategies to decrease risk. AACN clinical issues 2005 vol:16 iss:2 pg:185 -98
Chapman, Rachel Candida infections in the neonate. Current opinion in pediatrics 2003 vol:15 iss:1 pg:97 -102
Eggimann, P Overview of catheter-related infections with special emphasis on prevention based on educational programs. Clinical microbiology and infection 2002 vol:8 iss:5 pg:295 -309
Karlowsky, J A Candidemia in a Canadian tertiary care hospital from 1976 to 1996. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1997 vol:29 iss:1 pg:5 -9