Evaluation of national health‐care related infection criteria for epidemiological surveillance in neonatology

Objective: to assess the use of the Brazilian criteria for reporting of hospital‐acquired infections (HAIs) in the neonatal unit and compare them with the criteria proposed by the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Methods: this was a cross‐sectional study conducted from 2009 to 2011. It inc...

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Main Authors: Janita Ferreira, Maria C.F. Bouzada, Lenize A. de Jesus, Maria da Conceição Werneck Cortes, Guilherme A. Armond, Wanessa T. Clemente, Lêni M. Anchieta, Roberta M.C. Romanelli
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553614000822