scholarly journals Implementation of Different Interventions to Reduce Central-Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) Rates in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A 4-Year Surveillance

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl_A) ◽  
pp. 34A-35A
Author(s):  
J Ting ◽  
V Goh ◽  
H Osiovich
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swastika A. Narayan ◽  
Jacob L. Kool ◽  
Miriama Vakololoma ◽  
Andrew C. Steer ◽  
Amelita Mejia ◽  
...  

Ten neonates developed blood stream infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter aerogenes in a neonatal intensive care unit in Fiji. The source of the outbreak was traced to a bag of contaminated normal saline in the ward, which was used for multiple patients. All isolates recovered from patients were indistinguishable from the bacteria recovered from the normal saline by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The outbreak was controlled using simple infection control practices such as reinforcement of strict hand hygiene policy, provision of single use vials of normal saline, and strict aseptic technique for injections.


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