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. I...

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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:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572014000400389&lng=en&tlng=en