title: Eighteen months of "matching Michigan" at a UK neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: Our "Matching Michigan" program has 3 focuses for identifying and reducing nosocomial infection. First, practical training to optimize infection control; second, root cause analysis of blood-culture positives; and third, feedback and use of results to develop new guidelines. Our infection rates are comparable with adult units. Interventions have reduced coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections whereas other infection rates have reduced relative to increased activity.
authors: Oxford University Medical School, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. sarah.montgomerytaylor@gmail.com
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Montgomery-Taylor
authors: Faith
authors: F
authors: Emery
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Anthony
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060891:Root Cause Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology