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Dangerous infections are more likely in pediatric intensive-care units.
Consumer Reports. January 26, 2012.

Consumer Reports analyzed publicly reported infection rates for 92 pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) and found that hospital-acquired infections were 20% higher in pediatric ICUs than in adult ICUs.
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