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Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in limited-resource neonatal intensive care units: findings of the INICC
Purpose To evaluate the impact of country socioeconomic status and hospital type on device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Methods Data were collected on DA-HAIs from September 2003 to February 2010 on 13,251 patients in 30 NICUs in 15...
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Published in: | Infection 2011-10, Vol.39 (5), p.439-450, Article 439 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Purpose
To evaluate the impact of country socioeconomic status and hospital type on device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Methods
Data were collected on DA-HAIs from September 2003 to February 2010 on 13,251 patients in 30 NICUs in 15 countries. DA-HAIs were defined using criteria formulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Country socioeconomic status was defined using World Bank criteria.
Results
Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLA-BSI) rates in NICU patients were significantly lower in private than academic hospitals (10.8 vs. 14.3 CLA-BSI per 1,000 catheter-days;
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ISSN: | 0300-8126 1439-0973 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s15010-011-0136-2 |