Infecciones relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria en neonatología
- María Cernada
- Concepción De Alba Romero
- Belén Fernández-Colomer
- Noelia González-Pacheco
- María González López
- María Luz Couce
ISSN: 1695-4033, 1696-4608
Year of publication: 2024
Volume: 100
Issue: 1
Pages: 46-56
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP )
Abstract
Health care-associated infections are common in neonatology, but there is no consensus on their definitions. This makes it difficult to compare their incidence or assess the effectiveness of prevention bundles. This is why we think it is very important to achieve a consensus on the definitions and diagnostic criteria for one of the most frequent causes of morbidity in hospitalised neonates. This document aims to standardise the definitions for the most frequent health care-associated infections, such as catheter-associated bloodstream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia and surgical wound infection, as well as the approach to their diagnosis and treatment.