EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of pathogens before and after intervention in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of tertiary care hospitals. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the department of microbiology Army Medical Col...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2019-08, Vol.69 (4), p.882-886
Main Authors: Waseem, Hafsa, Afnan Naeem, Gilani, Mehreen, Sakhawat Ali, Javaid Usman, Javed, Amna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Antibiotics
bsi (blood stream infections)
Compliance
Cross infection
Developing countries
Disease control
E coli
hais (health care associated infections)
Health aspects
Health care
Hospitals
Hygiene
Infection
Intensive care
Intervention
LDCs
Methicillin
Microorganisms
Morbidity
Mortality
Neonatal intensive care
Newborn infants
nicu (neonatal intensive care unit)
Nosocomial infections
Pakistan
Pediatrics
Prevention
Public health
Sepsis
Staphylococcus infections
Surveillance
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of pathogens before and after intervention in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of tertiary care hospitals. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the department of microbiology Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences in collaboration with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from Sep 2016 to Sep 2017. Material and Methods: All neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit during study period were included in the study; study was conducted in three phase pre implementation stage, implementation of infection control measures phase and post intervention phase. Results: The frequency of blood pathogens in NICU decreased from 39.8% before intervention to 21.5% after intervention and there was complete eradication of few pathogens. Conclusion: Almost 18% decrease in health care associated infections (HAIs) was observed after very simple intervention in NICU.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842