Nosocomial Infections In NICU: Profile And Risk Factors
Nosocomial Infections In NICU: Profile And Risk Factors
Keywords:
Nosocomial infection, Umbilical sepsis, Eye infectionAbstract
Background: Nosocomial infections (NIs) in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are one of the leading
causes of mortality and long term morbidity in developing countries. We retrospectively analyzed data of NICU
patients from June 2013- June 2014. Total 120 patients met inclusion criteria. 73 episodes of nosocomial infections
were documented in 67 patients. Eye infection and umbilical sepsis was most common infection followed by systemic
blood infection. Klebsiella Pneumoniae and E. coli were the most common organisms causing sepsis. Chlamydia
trachomatis and Staphylococcus aureus were the most common organisms responsible for eye infection and
umbilical sepsis respectively. Imipenem, Amikacin and Vancomycin showed good sensitivity against most of gram
negative and gram positive organisms respectively. [Pandey N NJIRM 2016; 7(3): 30 - 33]
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Schootman M, Hamvas A. Improving survival of
vulnerable infants increases neonatal intensive
care unit nosocomial infection rate. Arch
PediatrAdolesc Med 2001;155:1098–104.
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infection surveillance in a neonatal intensive care
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Child Health 1996;32:525–31.
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Brazil. Rev Bras TerIntens 2012;24(4):381–5.
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unit. J Hosp Infect 2013;83(3):196–9.
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Jensen ET. Nosocomial infection in a Danish
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Quondamcarlo G, Seganti G, et al. Determinants of
nosocomial infection in 6 neonatal intensive care
units an Italian multicenter prospective cohort
study. Infect Control HospEpidemiol
2010;31(9):926–33.
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distribution and risk factors of nosocomial
infections in neonates in the neonatal intensive
care unit. Zhongguo Dang Dai ErKeZaZhi
2013;15(2):112–6
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fornosocomial infections in a neonatal intensivecare
unit. J HospInfect 2003;53:25–30.
14. Ta´ vora AC, Castro AB, Milita˜o MA, Gira˜o JE,
Ribeiro KB, Ta´ vora LG. Risk factors for nosocomial
infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit.
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prevention of hospital acquired infections in the
neonatal intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect
2008;68:293–300.
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Study Group.Nosocomial infections in neonatal
units in Turkey: epidemiology,problems, unit
policies and opinions of healthcare workers. Turk
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Benjamin JrDK. Nosocomial infection in the NICU: a
medical complicationor unavoidable problem? J
Perinatol 2004;24:382–8.
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neonatal intensive careunits may be practicerelated.
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Seef S,Bello CS. Nosocomial infections in a
neonatal intensive care unitin south western Saudi
Arabia. Eastern Med Health J2010;16:40–3.
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newbornintensive care unit (NICU), South Korea.
BMC Infect Dis2006;6:103.
21. Kilani RA, Basamad M. Pattern of proven bacterial
sepsis in aneonatal intensive care unit in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia: a 2-yearanalysis. J Med Liban
2000;48:77–83
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Bhambri, A., & Pandey, N. (2018). Nosocomial Infections In NICU: Profile And Risk Factors: Nosocomial Infections In NICU: Profile And Risk Factors. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 7(3), 30–33. Retrieved from http://www.nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/1071
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