Recently tested strategies to reduce nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
Philip Toltzis, Michele Walsh

Abstract

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in reducing hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients. We review three recently tested strategies to decrease nosocomial infections specifically in the neonatal intensive care unit. These include improvement of hand hygiene, the incorporation of hand-hygiene practices into broader care bundles, and the prophylactic administration of antimicrobials, especially fluconazole, to infants at high risk prior to the onset of infection. The effectiveness of the first two interventions is well supported, particularly in older patient populations, while the effectiveness of the third is counterbalanced by the threat of the emergence of resistant-organism infections.

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