2023
Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Barrett R, Fleiss N, Hansen C, Campbell M, Rychalsky M, Murdzek C, Krechevsky K, Abbott M, Allegra T, Blazevich B, Dunphy L, Fox A, Gambardella T, Garcia L, Grimm N, Scoffone A, Bizzarro M, Murray T. Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics 2023, 151 PMID: 36625072, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-057033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive MRSA infectionsInfection prevention strategiesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA infectionOutcome measuresPrevention strategiesCOVID-19 pandemicMultidisciplinary quality improvement initiativeLevel IV NICUSubsequent invasive infectionsMRSA colonization rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealthcare Improvement's ModelQuality improvement initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicEffectiveness of interventionsPersonal protective equipmentSupply chain shortagesHospitalized neonatesInvasive infectionsPatient daysSkin colonizationHand hygieneMost NICUsNICU
2022
Infection prevention for extremely low birth weight infants in the NICU
Fleiss N, Tarun S, Polin RA. Infection prevention for extremely low birth weight infants in the NICU. Seminars In Fetal And Neonatal Medicine 2022, 27: 101345. PMID: 35550785, PMCID: PMC9006400, DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection preventionLow birth weight infantsEarly antibiotic exposureBirth weight infantsHuman milk feedingPreterm newborn infantsSARS-CoV-2 global pandemicUse of probioticsAntifungal prophylaxisEnteral feedingWeight infantsPreterm infantsProlonged hospitalizationEvidence-based practiceMilk feedingNewborn infantsAntibiotic exposureInvasive interventionsSystemic infectionImmune defenseInfantsInfectionPreventionSuch interventionsNICU