Nosocomial infections are relatively common in the NICU. These infections increase
morbidity and mortality, particularly in the smallest and most fragile infants. The impact of …

Nosocomial infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) patients. Neonates, particularly those who are preterm and low birthweight, are …

Objectives: Patients admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at high risk of
nosocomial infection. We conducted a national multicenter assessment of nosocomial …

Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have many risk factors for infection.
Compared with older children and adults, infants, particularly premature infants, are …

The neonatal intensive care unit is a unique setting, with aspects of intensive care, long-term
care facility, and ward care mixed together. Immaturity of innate defenses combined with a …

Neonates represent a unique and highly vulnerable patient population. Advances in medical
technology that have occurred over the last few decades have improved the survival and …

Improvements in antenatal management and neonatal intensive care over the past 10 to 15
years have changed the prognosis for preterm infants. More than 85% of infants born at 25 …

Nosocomial infections are one of the major causes of morbidity in the Newborn Intensive
Care Unit (NICU). Known risk factors include birth weight, gestational age, severity of illness …

Infection prevention and control (IP&C) strategies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
are essential to protecting neonates, who are uniquely susceptible to health care-associated …

Good infection control remains the mainstay of prevention of healthcare-associated
infections in neonatal intensive care units. Whether in resource-rich or resource-poor …