Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6171779 | Early Human Development | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Neonatal surveillance programmes collect prospective data on infection rates and may be used to optimise therapy, benchmark practice and develop quality improvement programmes. Despite this, the number of networks is relatively few and these are largely concentrated in resource-rich nations. Furthermore, surveillance definitions may vary between programmes impairing our ability to draw comparisons between them. Better harmonisation is required between networks to ensure that they achieve their potential as a valuable tool for benchmarking of hospital-acquired infection rates between units.
Keywords
HumansEnglandEpidemiologyGreat Britainquality improvementSepsisInfectionBacterial infectionsRisk factorsAnti-bacterial agentsBenchmarkingPostnatal careIntensive care, neonatalInfant mortalityDrug resistance, Microbialpopulation surveillanceInfant, prematureInfant, newbornInfant, low birth weightintensive care units, neonatal
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Authors
Benjamin Cailes, Stefania Vergnano, Christina Kortsalioudaki, Paul Heath, Mike Sharland,