Nosocomial infections in a Dutch neonatal intensive care unit:Surveillance study with definitions for infection specifically adapted for neonates

The incidence of nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is high compared with other wards. However, no definitions for hospital-acquired infection are available for NICUs. The aim of this study was to measure the incidence of such infections and to identify risk factors in the NICU of the VU University Medical Center, which serves as a level III regional NICU. For this purpose, a prospective surveillance was performed in 1998-2000. We designed definitions by adjusting the current definitions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for children <1 year... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van der Zwet, W. C.
Kaiser, A. M.
van Elburg, R. M.
Berkhof, J.
Fetter, W. P F
Parlevliet, G. A.
Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. M J E
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Reihe/Periodikum: van der Zwet , W C , Kaiser , A M , van Elburg , R M , Berkhof , J , Fetter , W P F , Parlevliet , G A & Vandenbroucke-Grauls , C M J E 2005 , ' Nosocomial infections in a Dutch neonatal intensive care unit : Surveillance study with definitions for infection specifically adapted for neonates ' , Journal of Hospital Infection , vol. 61 , no. 4 , pp. 300-311 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2005.03.014
Sprache: Englisch
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