Neonates at a risk of hospital-acquired ESKAPEE infection despite implementation of infection prevention protocols
The presence of these MDR bacteria in the NICU poses an important infection risk, and as such, existing infection prevention and control measures in this and other South African hospitals should be strengthened and their implementation and staff adherence to these measures should be regularly monitored and/or assessed.
Authors
- TG Barnard
- A. Sibisi
- L. Heine
- R.H. Van Wyk
Institutions
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100523
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00