Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Allegranzi, SB Nejad, C Combescure, W Graafmans… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient
care worldwide, but few data are available from the developing world. We aimed to assess …

Prevention of nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit

I Adams-Chapman, BJ Stoll - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Nosocomial infections are responsible for significant morbidity and late mortality among
neonatal intensive care unit patients. The number of neonatal patients at risk for acquiring …

[PDF][PDF] ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: nutrition support of the critically ill child.

NM Mehta, C Compher - group, 2009 - researchgate.net
BACKGROUND The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill patients, especially those
with a protracted clinical course, has remained largely unchanged over the last two decades …

Incidence, clinical characteristics and risk factors for adverse outcome in neonates with late-onset sepsis

MH Tsai, JF Hsu, SM Chu, R Lien… - The Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Late-onset sepsis (LOS) is a common complication in the neonatal intensive
care unit. We aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and risk factors for …

A 10-year prospective surveillance of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units

RC Couto, EAA Carvalho, TMG Pedrosa… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We report on nosocomial infections (NIs), causative organisms, and
antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in neonates who were admitted to neonatal intensive …

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

WC Van der Zwet, AM Kaiser, RM Van Elburg… - Journal of hospital …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

Nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit: incidence and risk factors

E Nagata, ASJ Brito, T Matsuo - American journal of infection control, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Nosocomial infections (NIs) have become a matter of major concern in
neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The objectives of this study were to determine the …

Nosocomial infection surveillance in an Egyptian neonatal intensive care unit

F Abdel-Wahab, M Ghoneim, M Khashaba… - Journal of Hospital …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections (NIs) have become a matter of major concern and
an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). AIM …

Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem?

R Clark, R Powers, R White, B Bloom, P Sanchez… - Journal of …, 2004 - nature.com
Nosocomial sepsis is a serious problem for neonates who are admitted for intensive care. As
it is associated with increases in mortality, morbidity, and prolonged length of hospital stay …

Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis on the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

WA Mihatsch, S Vossbeck, B Eikmanns, J Högel… - Neonatology, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Nosocomial infections endanger preterm infants. Objective: The aim of the
present controlled randomized trial was to investigate whether Bifidobacterium lactis …