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Risk factors associated with nosocomial infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 33 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 93–100

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2018.1453641

Author(s): Sharita Rameshwarnath Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa , Saloshni Naidoo Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa

Keywords: bloodstream infections , demographic profile of neonates , infection control , neonatal sepsis/infections

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Abstract

Background: Nosocomial infections are one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The neonatal intensive care unit is a suitable environment for disseminating infections. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with having a nosocomial infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015.

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