Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bizzarro MJ, Gallagher PG. Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Perinatology 2007, 31: 26-32. PMID: 17317424, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitMultidrug-resistant Gram-negative rodsStandard antimicrobial therapyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusProper hand hygieneVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusAntibiotic-resistant organismsEmpiric treatmentProlonged courseUse of antimicrobialsAntimicrobial therapyAntibiotic exposureHand hygieneDecolonization strategiesGram-negative rodsResistant organismsBacterial infectionsStaphylococcus aureusBacterial acquisitionPotential reservoirsAntimicrobialsCohortingNeonates