Maternal Colonization Versus Nosocomial Transmission as the Source of Drug-Resistant Bloodstream Infection in an Indian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Matthew L RobinsonJulia JohnsonShilpa NaikSunil PatilRajesh KulkarniAarti KinikarVaishali DoheSwati MudshingkarAnju KagalRachel M SmithMatthew WestercampBharat RandiveAbhay KadamAhmed BabikerVandana KulkarniRajesh KaryakarteVidya MaveAmita GuptaAaron M MilstoneYukari C ManabePublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Prospective assessment of maternal GN colonization did not demonstrate linkage to neonatal BSI. Organism-relatedness among neonates with BSI suggests nosocomial spread, highlighting the importance of NICU infection prevention and control practices to reduce GN BSI.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- multidrug resistant
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- preterm infants
- birth weight
- gram negative
- pregnancy outcomes
- primary care
- healthcare
- low birth weight
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- genome wide
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- weight loss
- physical activity
- body mass index
- staphylococcus aureus
- preterm birth