National Neonatal Sepsis Task Force launch: Supporting infection prevention and surveillance, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial stewardship in neonatal units in South Africa
National Neonatal Sepsis Task Force launch: Supporting infection prevention and surveillance, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial stewardship in neonatal units in South Africa
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10.7196/samj.2020.v110i5.14564
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2020-05-01
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Govender, N P
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Dramowski, A;Velaphi, S;Govender, N P
尽管南非的儿童死亡率大幅下降，但新生儿死亡率下降的进展要慢得多。严重的细菌感染仍然是新生儿发病的主要原因，也是13.1%体重>1公斤的新生儿死亡的直接原因。医院获得性感染、抗菌素耐药性和SA新生儿病房感染暴发的发生率很高，可能高于目前的估计数。南非新生儿败血症工作组于2019年9月13日在南非伊丽莎白港成立，为新生儿败血症监测、感染预防、病例管理、抗菌药物管理和新生儿病房疫情遏制提供技术咨询和指导。
Despite a substantial decline in childhood mortality rates in South Africa (SA), progress in neonatal mortality reduction has been much slower. Severe bacterial infections remain a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and a direct cause of 13.1% of neonatal deaths among babies >1 kg. The incidence of hospital-acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance and outbreaks of infections in SA neonatal units is substantial, and is possibly higher than the currently available estimates. The SA Neonatal Sepsis Task Force was launched in Port Elizabeth, SA, on 13 September 2019 to provide technical advice and guidance on surveillance for neonatal sepsis, infection prevention, case management, antimicrobial stewardship and containment of neonatal unit outbreaks.