Bacterial and Candida Colonization of Neonates in a Regional Hospital in South Africa.
Fikile C MabenaCourtney P OlwagenMatshie PhosaInnocent K NgwenyaLara Van der MerweAaliyah KhanTshiama M MwambaRuth MpembeRindidzani E MagoboNelesh P Govender MMedSithembiso C VelaphiShabir Ahmed MadhiPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)
We report a high prevalence of MDR ESKAPE and Candida spp. colonization in a regional neonatal unit. Interventions to reduce the high incidence of hospital-acquired neonatal infections should include reducing high colonization rates.