Prevention and control of nosocomial infection in NICU: current status and future challenges

  • LI Qiuping ,
  • MA Qianqian ,
  • FENG Zhichun
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  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Bayi Children’s Hospital, The Military General Hospital of Beijing, Beijing 100700, China

Received date: 2015-09-15

  Online published: 2015-09-15

Abstract

Nosocomial infection (NI), a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates, is the common challenges faced by health workers worldwide. This paper was to review the epidemiology, major challenges, prevention and control measures of NI in neonatal intensive care unit. The present situation of NI in China and the corresponding countermeasures are also discussed.

Cite this article

LI Qiuping , MA Qianqian , FENG Zhichun . Prevention and control of nosocomial infection in NICU: current status and future challenges[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2015 , 33(9) : 761 . DOI: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2015.09.001

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