Health care-associated infections are common in neonatology, but there is no consensus on
their definitions. This makes it difficult to compare their incidence or assess the effectiveness …

We appreciate the recently published analysis of Araujo da Silva et al. which concludes that
most international guidelines on the prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) …

Infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are highly susceptible to infection due to the
immaturity of their immune systems. Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are …

A systematic review of observational studies on risk factors for healthcare-associated
infection in pediatric Intensive Care Units (ICU) was carried out. Studies indexed in …

Hospital-acquired infection (nosocomial infection) is a world-wide problem. The peculiar
susceptibility of newborns and children, the widespread use of antibiotics, advances in …

Results: The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections was 7.32%. The most frequent
healthcare-associated infections were bloodstream infection (65.4%) and urinary tract …

Abstract Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a frequent complication
associated with hospitalization of infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The aim of …

Scoping review protocol: Nosocomial infections in neonatal care: a scoping review of
published surveillance case definitions Page 1 Scoping review protocol: Nosocomial …

Healthcare-associated infections in the neonatal intensive care unit add considerably to
hospital stays and costs, and contribute to numerous adverse outcomes, including death …

Healthcare-associated infection is a common problem of patients from neonatal intensive
care units. The most common healthcare-associated infection among these groups of …