Neonatal ICUs Archives - Discussions in Infection Control

Tue. Apr 23rd, 2024

10 NICU Infants at UC Irvine Have Tested ‘Positive’ for MRSA Since Last Summer, the Public Only Now Learned Two more of the medical center's babies tested positive in March. The outbreak's source remains unknown.

April 25, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

April 25, 2017 — Ten infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Orange (CA) hospital have tested “positive” for a potentially deadly bacteria, the Los Angeles Times reported…

Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis High-Level Disinfection Isolation Precautions Neonatal ICUs Outbreak Investigations Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serratia spp.

Prevention of Serratia Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

January 16, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

April 22, 2014 — A bacterial infection and potential outbreak were identified in May, 2007, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a medical facility in Toronto (Canada). A…

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January 8, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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August 2, 2023 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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January 6, 2023 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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