Development and internal validation of a Neonatal Healthcare-associated infectiOn Prediction score (NeoHoP score) for very low birthweight infants in low-resource settings: a retrospective case-control study

• Principais autores: Cecilia Ferreyra (Autor), Angela Dramowski (Autor), Adrie Bekker (Autor), Lizel G Lloyd (Autor), Mirjam Maria van Weissenbruch (Autor), Birgitta Gleeson (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and objectives Early diagnosis of neonatal infection is essential to prevent serious complications and to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics. The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among very low birthweight (VLBW; <1500 g) infants is 20%; and the mortality in low-...