Shifting focus toward healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: The need for neonatal intensive care unit-specific NHSN definitions.
Sonali D AdvaniThomas S MurrayChristina M MurdzekMichael J AniskiewiczMatthew J BizzarroPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
HABSIs occur primarily in premature infants with comorbidities, and CLABSIs account for a small proportion of these infections. With the increasing focus on HABSI prevention, there is a need for better NHSN site-specific definitions for the NICU population to prevent misclassification and direct prevention efforts.