Nosocomial Infection of Preterm Infants in NICU:A Clinical Analysis
- VernacularTitle:新生儿重症监护病房早产儿医院感染分析
- Author:
Yan XU
;
Wenhua LI
;
Danhua WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Preterm;
Nosocomial infection;
Risk factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2004;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence and trends of nosocomial infections of preterm infants in NICU and to explore their risk factors and strategies of infection control.METHODS A study was made among 1 026 hospitalized preterm infants from Jan 1992 to Dec 2004.RESULTS There were 316 times nosocomial infections in 266 preterm infants.Cumulative incidence rate for nosocomial infection was 25.9 neonates out of 100 admissions.The incidence density was 18.6 infections per 1000 patient days.The high risk factors for nosocomial infections included the parenteral nutrition,birth weight ≤1 500 g and mechanical ventilation(P
