Neonatal Staphylococcus Aureus Sepsis: a 20-year Western Australian experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to characterise neonatal Staphylococcus aureus (SA) sepsis in Western Australia (WA) between 2001 and 2020 at the sole tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), examine risk factors for sepsis in the cohort, and compare short- and long-term outcomes to control infants without any sepsis.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study at the Neonatal Directorate at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) and Perth Children's Hospital, using electronic databases and patient medical records.

Results

The overall incidence of SA sepsis was 0.10 per 1000 live births (62/614207). From 2001 to 2010 the incidence was 0.13/1000 live births, reducing to 0.07/1000 live births from 2011 to 2020. SA was most frequently isolated from endotracheal aspira

SUBMITTER: Shadbolt R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9616716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature