Disparities in Health Care-Associated Infections in the NICU.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine multilevel risk factors for health care-associated infection (HAI) among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with a focus on race/ethnicity and its association with variation in infection across hospitals.

Study design

This is a population-based cohort study of 20,692 VLBW infants born between 2011 and 2015 in the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative.

Results

Risk-adjusted infection rates varied widely across neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), ranging from 0 to 24.6% across 5 years. Although Hispanic infants had higher odds of HAI overall, race/ethnicity did not affect the variation in infection rates. Non-Hispanic black mothers were more likely to receive care in NICUs within the top tertile of infection risk. Ye

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature