Methodological framework for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in high-risk infants: the NeoIPC surveillance core module protocol
By providing standardized methods and reference data for benchmarking, the NeoIPC Surveillance aims to support infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship programs, improve neonatal care outcomes and foster international collaboration. This article outlines the methods of the NeoIPC Surveillance Core Module (Version 1.2), details data collection, management, and analysis, and serves as a comprehensive reference for healthcare professionals and researchers worldwide aiming to implement effective surveillance for healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units.
Authors
- Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-3455)
- Begoña Loureiro González
- Brar Piening (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-5597)
- Adrie Bekker
- Paul T. Heath
- Angela Dramowski
- Gizem Karadağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5713-0236)
- Jose I. Pijoan Zubizarreta
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- BioCruces Health research Institute (ES)
- Hospital de Cruces (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Institute of Infection and Immunity (CA)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-026-01711-0
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00