The Impact of Interventions to Prevent Neonatal Healthcare-associated Infections in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinically suspected and laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality during neonatal care. The most effective infection prevention and control interventions for neonates in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are unknown.

Aim

To identify effective interventions in the prevention of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in LMIC neonatal units.

Methods

Medline, PUBMED, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE and PsychInfo (January 2003 to October 2020) were searched to identify studies reporting single or bundled interventions for prevention of bloodstream infections in LMIC neonatal units.

Results

Our initial search identified 5206 articles; following application of filters, 27 publicat

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815829 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature