Device-associated infections in neonatal care units in a middle-income country, 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe the device-associated infections in the NICUs in Cali - Colombia, a middle-income country, between August 2016 to December 2018.

Methods

Observational cross-sectional study evaluating reports of device-associated infections in 10 NICUs in Cali, Colombia, between August 2016 and December 2018. Socio-demographic and microbiological data were obtained from the National Public Health surveillance system, through a specialized notification sheet. The relationship of device-associated infections with several outcomes including birth weight, microorganisms, and mortality was evaluated using OR CI95%, using the logistic regression model. Data processing was performed using the statistical program STATA 16.

Results

226 device-associated infections were repor

SUBMITTER: Torres-Munoz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492145 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature