We want to reduce the
transmission of resistant bacteria
in neonatal intensive care units
across Europe and globally.
We want to reduce the
transmission of resistant bacteria
across Europe and globally
Why this project
Nearly 1 in 10 newborns in Europe is admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in the first days of life – that is around 400,000 admissions every year.
While care in a neonatal unit results in a greater chance of survival in newborns with serious illness, it also increases the risk of exposure to bacteria from the hospital environment. These can cause serious infections in babies, which are commonly resistant to many routinely used antibiotics.
The NeoIPC response
NeoIPC will investigate the effectiveness of optimised kangaroo care in preventing transmission of and infection with hospital bacteria in hospitalised newborns.
But what is kangaroo care and what are some of its benefits, according to the WHO? Watch the video to find out.
Hospital-acquired infection surveillance
Within the framework of the NeoIPC project, we have developed a surveillance system for NICUs to contribute to the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in neonatology.
Governance
Led by the University of Padova, NeoIPC project consists of fourteen partners representing multiple institutions in Europe and Africa.
Latest project news
NeoIPC hosts first Implementation Workshop for NeoDeco intervention sites in Greece and Switzerland
On 26-27 November, NeoIPC hosted its first Implementation Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland, bringing together principal investigators and neonatal unit (NICU) staff from Greece and Switzerland participating in the NeoDeco study’s intervention arm. NeoDeco aims to...
NeoIPC Digest #6
Review of: Van Goethem S, Xavier BB, Glupczynski Y, et al. (2024) Genomic epidemiological analysis of a single-centre polyclonal outbreak of Serratia marcescens, Belgium, 2022 to 2023
Antibiotic resistant bacterial colonisation in 4 neonatal units in the UK: part of the NeoIPC Feasibility study
Authors: Cook A, Martin J, Berkell M, Reid AE, Tanney K, Booth N, Clarke P, Roehr C, Bielicki J on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium
Presented at: Federation of Infection Societies Conference 2024 (FIS/HIS International)