Africa CDC has joined forces with African Union (AU) Member States, the Infection Control Africa Network, U.S. CDC, and the World Health Organization to establish an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) legal framework for AU Member States. This framework represents...
Valentina Canepa
ECDC publishes epidemiological update on Echovirus 11 infection in newborns
On 19 July 2023, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released an epidemiological update on the increase in severe neonatal Echovirus 11 (E11) infection among newborns in several European NICUs during the period between July 2022 and 2023.
Descriptive interim analysis of the sampling strategy in anonymous repeated cross-sectional samples in European neonatal intensive care units (NICU)
Authors: Golhen K, Gotta V, Pfister M, Bielicki J
Presented at: ESPID 2023
Kangaroo care as a potential infection prevention and control (IPC) measure in neonatal intensive care units
Authors: Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium
Presented at: ESPID 2023
Register for the launch of WHO Kangaroo Mother Care Global Position Paper and Implementation Strategy
The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a webinar on 16 May, 15:30-17:00 CEST, to mark the of launch of two new policy and programmatic resources on kangaroo mother care (KMC) for premature and low birthweight babies. The resources include a global position...
Infection prevention and control practices in neonatal units participating in the NeoIPC project
Authors: Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium
Presented at: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2023
Antibiotic use in neonatal care: measuring cumulative exposure in point prevalence surveys identifies highinfant-level antibiotic exposure
Authors: Cook A, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium
Presented at: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2023
NeoIPC Digest #5: April 2023
Review of: Cavallin F, Lupi F, Bua B, et al. (2021) Impact of personal protective equipment on neonatal resuscitation procedures: a randomised, cross-over, simulation study
Insights from the CPN webinar on outbreak management in neonatal intensive care units
On 9 March 2023, the NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network held a webinar titled “Protecting our tiniest patients: Strategies for managing NICU outbreaks”. The event was a great success, with over 75 participants joining from 17 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin...
NeoIPC Digest #4: March 2023
Review of: Härtel C, Faust K, Fortmann I, et al. (2020) Sepsis related mortality of extremely low gestational age newborns after the introduction of colonization screening for multi-drug resistant organisms