Late onset sepsis in newborn babies: epidemiology and effect of a bundle to prevent central line associated bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit
Aim: We assessed late onset sepsis (LOS) rates of neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before and after implementing an evidence-based bundle to prevent these infections in a country with poor resources. Methods: We evaluate trends of LOS between October 2010 and August 2012 in a large...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867014002049 |