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

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Clark, R; Powers, R; White, R; Bloom, B; Sanchez, P; Benjamin, DK
Published in: J Perinatol
June 2004

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, both the human and fiscal costs of these infections are high. Although the rate of nosocomial sepsis increases with the degree of both prematurity and low birth weight, no specific lab test has been shown to be very useful in improving our ability to predict who has a "real" blood-stream infection and, therefore, who needs to be treated with a full course of antibiotics. As a result, antibiotic use is double the rate of "proven" sepsis and we are facilitating the growth of resistant organisms in the neonatal intensive care unit. The purpose of this article is to review the topic of nosocomial infections in neonates.

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J Perinatol

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0743-8346

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

382 / 388

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Risk Factors
  • Pediatrics
  • Mycoses
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Cross Infection
  • Bacterial Infections
 

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Clark, R., Powers, R., White, R., Bloom, B., Sanchez, P., & Benjamin, D. K. (2004). Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem? J Perinatol, 24(6), 382–388. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211120
Clark, Reese, Richard Powers, Robert White, Barry Bloom, Pablo Sanchez, and Daniel K. Benjamin. “Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem?J Perinatol 24, no. 6 (June 2004): 382–88. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211120.
Clark R, Powers R, White R, Bloom B, Sanchez P, Benjamin DK. Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem? J Perinatol. 2004 Jun;24(6):382–8.
Clark, Reese, et al. “Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem?J Perinatol, vol. 24, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 382–88. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211120.
Clark R, Powers R, White R, Bloom B, Sanchez P, Benjamin DK. Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a medical complication or unavoidable problem? J Perinatol. 2004 Jun;24(6):382–388.

Published In

J Perinatol

DOI

ISSN

0743-8346

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

382 / 388

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Risk Factors
  • Pediatrics
  • Mycoses
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Cross Infection
  • Bacterial Infections