Risk factors and lethality of laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection caused by non-skin contaminant pathogens in neonates

To evaluate risk factors and lethality of late onset laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (ICSLC) in a Brazilian neonatal unit for progressive care (NUPC). This was a case-control study, performed from 2008 to 2012. Cases were defined as all newborns with late onset ICSLC, excluding patients w...

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Published in:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) 2013-03, Vol.89 (2), p.189-196
Main Authors: Romanelli, Roberta M.C., Anchieta, Lêni M., Mourão, Maria Vitoria A., Campos, Flávia A., Loyola, Flavia C., Mourão, Paulo Henrique O., Armond, Guilherme A., Clemente, Wanessa T., Bouzada, Maria Cândida F.
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Language:English
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Controle de infecções
Infant
Neonato
Newborn Sepsis Surveillance Infection control
Recém-nascido
Sepse
Vigilância
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Summary:To evaluate risk factors and lethality of late onset laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (ICSLC) in a Brazilian neonatal unit for progressive care (NUPC). This was a case-control study, performed from 2008 to 2012. Cases were defined as all newborns with late onset ICSLC, excluding patients with isolated common skin contaminants. Controls were newborns who showed no evidence of late onset ICSLC, matched by weight and time of permanence in the NUPC. Variables were obtained in the Hospital Infection Control Committee (HICC) database. Analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The chi-squared test was used, and statistical significance was defined as p
ISSN:2255-5536
2255-5536
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedp.2012.10.006