New findings from the NeoIPC Colonisation Surveillance study, published in JAMA Network Open, show that the more babies on a neonatal unit are already carrying resistant bacteria, the more likely other babies are to pick them up too, strengthening the case for...
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Neonatal Unit Colonization Pressure and Acquisition of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Gut Colonization
Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, van Werkhoven CH, Sieswerda E, Smith DRM, Minotti C, van Heirstraeten L, Iosifidis E, Roilides E, Metsvaht T, Pijoan Zubizarreta JI, Loureiro-Gonzalez B, Giannoni E, Messina C, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki JA; and the NeoIPC Feasibility...
Join the NeoNET Africa webinar: “From detection to prevention: surveillance and IPC in neonatal sepsis”
NeoIPC invites you to join the next session in the NeoNET Africa online Seminar Series 2026, taking place on 23 July 2026, 15:00–16:00 CEST/SAST. NeoNET Africa is a network dedicated to tackling the pressing burden of neonatal deaths caused by bacterial infections in...
Óbitos de recém-nascidos que podem ser evitados: desafio de inovação procura as melhores soluções da Europa
Published in: Medjournal, 2 June 2025 Language: Portuguese Read more
Neonatal-specific infection prevention and control practices in NICUs across the WHO European region: results of the NeoIPC-UENPS survey
Authors: Minotti C, Cantini MS, Sanchez C, Vertecchi G, Moretti C, Giaquinto C, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeolPC Consortium. Presented at: ESPID, June 2026 View poster
NeoDeco Kangaroo Care (KC) Manual now freely available to support NICUs in expanding Kangaroo Care practice
The NeoDeco Kangaroo Care Procedure Manual is now freely available on the NeoIPC website, providing NICUs with a practical framework to strengthen Kangaroo Care implementation. The manual promotes early, continuous and prolonged skin-to-skin contact for all stable...
NeoIPC partners with 99nicu: a new home for neonatal IPC discussions
We are pleased to share a new opportunity for neonatologists to connect with colleagues from around the world, exchange ideas and discuss important questions related to neonatal care, infection prevention and quality improvement. NeoIPC has partnered with 99nicu, one...
Optimising kangaroo care to reduce neonatal severe infection/sepsis and resistant bacterial colonisation among high-risk infants in neonatal intensive care: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel cluster randomised hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial (NeoDeco)
Authors: Sieswerda E, Cook A, Schultes MT, Minotti C, Berkell M, Clack L, Malhotra-Kumar S, Piening B, van Werkhoven CH, Bielicki JA; NeoIPC Study Group. Published in: Research Square (Preprint), May 2026 Read article
Kangaroo Care as an intervention in randomised controlled trials in neonatal intensive care
Authors: Karadağ G, Bekker A, Dramowski A, Loureiro Gonzalez B, Pérez López J, Pijoan Zubizarreta JI, Heath PT, Aghdassi SJS, Piening B.
Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Risk factors for antibiotic resistant bacterial colonisation in European Neonatal Units
Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, van Werkhoven H, Sieswerda E, Smith DRM, Minotti C, van Heirstraeten L, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki JA; on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium. (Presented by Minotti C)
Presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting 2026