TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention and treatment of nosocomial sepsis in the NICU
AU - Clark, Reese
AU - Powers, Richard
AU - White, Robert
AU - Bloom, Barry
AU - Sanchez, Pablo
AU - Benjamin, Daniel K.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Nosocomial sepsis a serious problem for neonates who are admitted for intensive care. It is associated with an increase in mortality, and prolonged lenght of hospital stay. Thus, 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-steam infected 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 describe simple changes in process, which when implemented, can reduce nosocomial infection rates in neonates outcomes.
AB - Nosocomial sepsis a serious problem for neonates who are admitted for intensive care. It is associated with an increase in mortality, and prolonged lenght of hospital stay. Thus, 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-steam infected 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 describe simple changes in process, which when implemented, can reduce nosocomial infection rates in neonates outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211125
DO - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211125
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15129228
AN - SCOPUS:4043129057
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 24
SP - 446
EP - 453
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 7
ER -