Title

Staphylococcus aureus Disease Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

September 14, 2020

Document Type

Consensus

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Infant

Health Care Settings

Emergency care, Hospital

Intended Users

Epidemiology infection prevention, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Management, Prevention

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D007363 - Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, D015931 - Intensive Care, Neonatal, D013211 - Staphylococcus aureus

Keywords

infection prevention, Staphylococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, NICU, neonatal intensive care unit

Source Citation

Akinboyo IC, Zangwill KM, Berg WM, Cantey JB, Huizinga B, Milstone AM. SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches to Staphylococcus aureus disease prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Nov;41(11):1251-1257. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.51. Epub 2020 Sep 14. PMID: 32921340.