title: [Nosocomial infection in the neonatal period at a third level care center].
abstract: Results are presented on epidemiologic surveillance of nosocomial infection of all neonates attended at the Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia throughout 1988-1990, reporting rates of 2.1, 2.9 and 5.5 per 100 discharge for each of the years studied. Data are presented in full by service, showing rates of 4.7, 9.5 and 23.0 per 100 discharge in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and 1.5, 3.2 and 6.7 per 100 discharge for Neonatal Intermediate Care (NIC) for the same three years. With respect to type of infection, septicemia, pneumonia and conjunctivitis come as the most frequent causes of infection and Staphylococcus sp coagulase negative (30%), Staphylococcus aureus (27%) and Escherichia coli (7%) as the prevailing microorganisms in nosocomial infection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México, D.F.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barroso-Aguirre
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fernández-Carrocera
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sánchez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Udaeta-Mora
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arredondo-García
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karchmer
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008800:Mexico
vernacular_title: Infección nosocomial en la etapa neonatal en un centro de tercer nivel de atención.