Open AccessPROFILE OF NEONATAL INFECTIONS IN A MATERNITY OF REFERENCE IN THE STATE OF PIAUÍ
Author(s) -
Krislei Mara Nunes Freitas,
Francisco Weliton Pessoa Silva,
Sara Machado Miranda Leal Barbosa,
Lílian Machado Vilarinho de Moraes,
Paula Lima da Silva,
Nayanna da Silva Oliveira de Melo,
Josilene Ribeiro de Sousa Machado
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-5724
DOI - 10.51249/hes01.05.2021.490
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , neonatal intensive care unit , pediatrics , optics , physics
Health Care Related Infections (HAI) can be defined as those acquired through hospital procedures. In 2018, it was estimated that 5.3 million children worldwide died from preventable causes, most in the neonatal period. In Brazil, 60% of infant mortality occurs in the neonatal period, with neonatal infections being the main causes. The objective of this work, then, was to know the profile of neonatal infections in a reference maternity hospital in the state of Piauí. This is a retrospective, descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach on the profile of HAIs in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). It was observed that 54.79% of the registered HAI cases were Primary Bloodstream Infection and it was observed that the global density of infections was 55.6 infections/1,000 patients/day. The incidence density of IPCSL by central venous catheter/day in the unit was at an average of 24.32 per year, a number that is higher than that reported in the literature. In 463 cases of infection, the main isolated microorganism associated with episodes of infections was coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (SCoN) (229 cases). In view of these aspects, the study revealed high rates of incidence and prevalence of HAIs in the NICU, as well as the main microorganisms responsible for these infections. It reinforces the importance of implementing measures to be adopted for the treatment and/or prevention of HAIs in order to optimize the care provided to newborns.