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Risk factors associated with nosocomial infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 33 , issue 4 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 93–100

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2018.1453641

Author(s): Sharita Rameshwarnath Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa, Saloshni Naidoo Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa,

Keywords: bloodstream infections, demographic profile of neonates, infection control, neonatal sepsis/infections,

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Background: Nosocomial infections are one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The neonatal intensive care unit is a suitable environment for disseminating infections. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with having a nosocomial infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015.

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Risk factors associated with nosocomial infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015

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