Early warning for healthcare acquired infections in neonatal care units in a low-resource setting using routinely collected hospital data: The experience from Haiti, 2014-2018.

Early warning for healthcare acquired infections in neonatal care units in a low-resource setting using routinely collected hospital data: The experience from Haiti, 2014-2018.

In low-resource settings, detection of healthcare-acquired outbreaks in neonatal units relies on astute clinical staff to observe unusual morbidity or mortality from sepsis as microbiological diagnostics are often absent. We aimed to generate reliable (and automated) early warnings for potential clu...

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Main Authors: Annick Lenglet, Omar Contigiani, Cono Ariti, Estivern Evens, Kessianne Charles, Carl-Frédéric Casimir, Rodnie Senat Delva, Colette Badjo, Harriet Roggeveen, Barbara Pawulska, Kate Clezy, Melissa McRae, Heiman Wertheim, Joost Hopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269385

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269385

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