F J Pilar Orive, J Casado Flores, M A García Teresa, A Rodríguez Núñez, E Quiroga Ordóñez, F Cambra Lasaosa, J Melendo Jimeno, A Ruiz Extremera, J A Soult Rubio, C Calvo Macías, J L Teja Barbero
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to know the etiology, clinical background, treatment an evolution of severe infectious diseases in children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A multicenter prospective study was carried out. Children with respiratory infections admitted to 10 PICUs throughout Spain between May 1994 and April 1995 were included in a long term survey. The nosocomial infections were not included. Student's t and Wilcoxon tests were used for quantitative variables and Chi square with Yates correction and Fisher's test for the qualitative variables...
February 1998: Anales Españoles de Pediatría