INFECCIONES NOSOCOMIALES EN LA UNIDAD DE CUIDADOS INTENSIVOS NEONATALES
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Nosocomial infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) represent a major global public health concern, particularly affecting premature or low-birth-weight infants. This chapter provides a descriptive and analytical review of current scientific evidence regarding their etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies. The main pathogens involved include Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often linked to invasive device use. High incidence rates are reported in middle-income countries, where limited resources and poor hand hygiene practices increase neonatal morbidity and mortality. Preventive strategies focusing on hand hygiene, epidemiological surveillance, and rational antibiotic use are essential to reduce infection burden and ensure safe, high-quality neonatal care.
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117-128
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April 21, 2026
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Copyright (c) 2026 Karla Domenica Morales Saquicela, Kevin Salvador Arévalo Goyes, Jorge Roberto Rodas Andrade, Eduardo Andrés Rojas Portéz, Marcos Andrés Calva Torres, Catalina María Hurtado, Samantha Nayeli Minchala García, Noemi Noelia Palacios Caicedo, Camila Valentina Cuesta Buestan, Juan Sebastián Urgilés Beltrán, Ibelice Salome Dután Perez, Diego Martin Reyes Novillo, María Alejandra Mantilla Vicuña, Diana Yamileth González Ortiz, Pablo Segundo Salinas Vázquez, Kevin Ismael Rojas Rojas, Dayana Mishelle Orozco Azuero, Jessica Ximena Humala Rojas, Viviana Elizabeth González Merchán, Niurka Salomé Rojas Avendaño, Andrea Rosana Mogrovejo Avila, Ainhoa Alejandra Guaraca Ortega, Wendy Valentina Mendoza Cajamarca, Dayana Estefania Sacta Rivera, Mercy Daniela Cabrera Vivar, Anabella Inés Zambrano Párrraga, Enma Jacqueline Zambrano Párraga, Anderson Israel Tenezaca Reinoso, Gladys Janneth Peñafiel Ponce, Jordan Smith Colcha González, Luis Alberto Saquicela Espinoza, Gabriela Abigail Campoverde Sigüenza, Evelyn Nathaly Morocho Bustamante, Jacinto Eugenio Pérez Ramírez, Pamela Lissette Pinargote Santana, Jonnathan Paúl Pesántez León, Wilson Javier Mendoza Saeteros, Bryan Antonio Ramón Cáceres, Ivette Denisse Quinteros Sánchez, Susan Karina Ortega Castillo, Juan Francisco Urgiles Rojas, Edith Anahel Morejón Flores, Gustavo Adolfo Espinoza Palomeque, Ana Paulina Inga Macancela, Britney Shamira Macias Zambrano, Nelly Marielena Larrea Semiterra, Omar Segundo Arévalo Goyes, Milagros Valeria González Parra, Juan Manuel González Cárdenas, Esteban Leonardo Coronel Coello, Kerly Monserrath Pinos Larrea, Juan Sebastián Crespo Domínguez, Camila Raquel González González, Larisa Araceli Hurtado Flores, María José Quevedo, Angie Patricia Mogrovejo Coronel, Luis Holguer Idrovo Becerra, Jennifer Mariuxi Álvarez Avendaño; Juan Carlos Santillán Lima
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INFECCIONES NOSOCOMIALES EN LA UNIDAD DE CUIDADOS INTENSIVOS NEONATALES. (2026). In INFECTOLOGÍA CLÍNICA TOMO 3 (pp. 117-128). Puerto Madero Editorial Académica. https://doi.org/10.55204/pmea.128.c196
