Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Health Care-Associated Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 6-Year Surveillance at a University Hospital in Türkiye
İbrahim Erayman,
Rukiyye Bulut,
Bahar Kandemir
et al.
Abstract:Objective Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of HAIs and related factors in the NICU.
Methods HAIs detected and monitored by daily active surveillance by the Infection Control Team at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine NICU between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2022 were evaluated retrospectively. There were a total of 43 incubators in our hospita… Show more
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