The benefit of skin-to-skin contact with family members for critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is well established. Long-standing concerns about the transmission of ...

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital hired a new state-ordered infectious disease specialist to investigate current infection control practices at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, ...

A study showed that the proportion of infants with viral healthcare-associated infections decreased significantly during the COVID pandemic. In contrast, the proportion of infants with bacterial or ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...

Background: Hospital-acquired infection (HI) is one of the most important problems at a NICU. Continuous surveillance and prompt intervention to correct practices are the best way to decrease rates.

Infection prevention enterprise risk demands direct board engagement and informed oversight to reduce financial, operational, and reputational harm.