Management of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units

ABSTRACT Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have disastrous consequences for neonates and raise enormous concerns in staff, altering usual practice patterns of the NICU. Our objective was to perform a systematic analysis for gaining insights into the control and prevention of NICUs o...

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Published inEarly human development Vol. 90; pp. S54 - S56
Main Authors Decembrino, Lidia, Maini, Antonella, Decembrino, Nunzia, Maggi, Ivana, Lacerenza, Serafina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2014
Subjects
Advanced Basic Science
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - standards
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
NICU
Outbreaks
Prevention
Prevention
Outbreaks
NICU
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Summary:ABSTRACT Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have disastrous consequences for neonates and raise enormous concerns in staff, altering usual practice patterns of the NICU. Our objective was to perform a systematic analysis for gaining insights into the control and prevention of NICUs outbreaks. Epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes are reviewed.
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ISSN:0378-3782
1872-6232
DOI:10.1016/S0378-3782(14)70018-0