Decrease in healthcare-associated infection rates in preterm infants—longitudinal data from 15 years of nationwide surveillance in Germany
In Germany, the surveillance data for neonates in NEO-KISS between 2008 and 2022 showed a nationwide decrease in incidence densities of HAS, HAP, and NEC. The continuous engagement with NEO-KISS surveillance data may have contributed to this reduction.
Authors
- Brar Piening (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-5597)
- Gizem Karadağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5713-0236)
- Ferenc Darius Ruether
Institutions
- Laboratoire National de Référence (MA)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10407
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00