Impact of neonatal intensive care bed configuration on rates of late-onset bacterial sepsis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infections cause morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The association between nursery design and nosocomial infections is unclear.

Objective

To determine whether rates of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), late-onset sepsis, and mortality are reduced in single-patient rooms. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

NICU in a tertiary referral center.

Methods

Our NICU is organized into single-patient and open-unit rooms. Clinical data sets including bed location and microbiology results were examined over 29 months. Differences in outcomes between bed configurations were determined by χ2 and Cox regression.

Patients

All NICU patients.

Results

Among 1,823 patients representin

SUBMITTER: Julian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089903 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature