Open AccessThe Impact of Interventions to Prevent Neonatal Healthcare-associated Infections in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Felicity Fitzgerald,
Walter Zingg,
Gwendoline Chimhini,
Simbarashe Chimhuya,
Stefanie Wittmann,
Helen Brotherton,
Ioana D. Olaru,
Samuel R. Neal,
Neal Russell,
André Ricardo Araújo da Silva,
Mike Sharland,
Anna C. Seale,
Mark F. Cotton,
Susan Coffin,
Angela Dramowski
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003320
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , infection control , systematic review , medline , pediatrics , nursing , political science , law
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.