Management of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units

Lidia Decembrino; Antonella Maini; Nunzia Decembrino; Ivana Maggi; Serafina Lacerenza

doi:10.1016/S0378-3782(14)70018-0

Management of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units

Early Hum Dev. 2014 Mar:90 Suppl 1:S54-6. doi: 10.1016/S0378-3782(14)70018-0.

Authors

Lidia Decembrino¹, Antonella Maini², Nunzia Decembrino³, Ivana Maggi², Serafina Lacerenza²

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. Electronic address: l.decembrino@smatteo.pv.it.
² Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
³ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 24709461
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(14)70018-0

Abstract

Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have disastrous consequences for neonates and raise enormous concerns in staff, altering usual practice patterns of the NICU. Our objective was to perform a systematic analysis for gaining insights into the control and prevention of NICUs outbreaks. Epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes are reviewed.

Keywords: NICU; Outbreaks; Prevention.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / standards*