Nosocomial Infection of Preterm Infants in NICU:A Clinical Analysis / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence and trends of nosocomial infections of preterm infants in NICU and to explore their risk factors and strategies of infection control.METHODS A study was made among 1 026 hospitalized preterm infants from Jan 1992 to Dec 2004.RESULTS There were 316 times nosocomial infections in 266 preterm infants.Cumulative incidence rate for nosocomial infection was 25.9 neonates out of 100 admissions.The incidence density was 18.6 infections per 1000 patient days.The high risk factors for nosocomial infections included the parenteral nutrition,birth weight ≤1 500 g and mechanical ventilation(P