Neonatal healthcare-associated infections in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 89
• Main Authors: de Mello Freitas, Felipe Teixeira, Viegas, Anna Paula Bise, Romero, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 01.06.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Antimicrobial agents; Asphyxia neonatorum; Babies; Bacterial pneumonia; Birth weight; Brazil; Developing countries; Disease control; Drug resistance; Health aspects; Health care; Healthcare-associated infections; Heterogeneity; Hospitals; Infant mortality; Infants (Newborn); Intensive care; LDCs; Medical instruments; Meta-analysis; Microorganisms; Mortality; Neonatal intensive care; Neonatal sepsis; Neonates; Newborn babies; Nosocomial infections; Pathogens; Patients; Pneumonia; Premature birth; Public health; Sepsis; Surveillance; Systematic Review; Ventilators; Brazil

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are important causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. We reviewed the incidence and the pathogens involved in HAI among infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Brazil. Methods A search was conducted in...