Bacterial contamination of neonatal intensive care units: How safe are the neonates?
Dharm Raj BhattaSupram Hosuru SubramanyaDeependra HamalRajani ShresthaEva GauchanSahisnuta BasnetNiranjan NayakShishir GokhalePublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)
High degree of bacterial contamination of objects/instruments in NICU was recorded. Isolation of potential pathogens like E. coli, Klebsiella species and S. aureus is a major threat of nosocomial infections. Blood culture data of NICU reflects possibility of nosocomial infections from contaminated sites. Gentamicin and amikacin may be used for empirical therapy in suspected cases of nosocomial infections in NICU.
Keyphrases
- preterm infants
- drinking water
- acinetobacter baumannii
- intensive care unit
- risk assessment
- low birth weight
- human health
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- heavy metals
- escherichia coli
- health risk
- multidrug resistant
- gram negative
- stem cells
- drug resistant
- big data
- machine learning
- cystic fibrosis
- bone marrow
- antimicrobial resistance
- data analysis