ABSTRACT
Trauma is a leading cause of death in children. Interventions have led to improved survival and longer hospitalization, but at the cost of an increase in infectious complications. Although the etiology and treatment of infectious complications observed in injured adults has been well studied, little has been written about trauma-related infections in children. In this chapter, we review the spectrum of infections that occur in the injured child and present guidelines for prevention and treatment of the most frequent and serious types based on the best current evidence.
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