SEA-URCHIN: South East Asia - Using Research for Change in Hospital-acquired Infection in Neonates

每年，有100多万婴儿在一个月大之前死于感染。存在预防和治疗感染的经证实的廉价做法，但并不总是遵循这些做法（例如洗手）。这项研究将评估量身定制的实施战略对东南亚4个国家9家医院新生儿病房感染率和死亡率的影响。这些单位的工作人员将与澳大利亚合作伙伴一起设计、实施和评估不同的战略。

Each year, more than one million babies die from infection before they reach one month of age. Proven and inexpensive practices to prevent and treat infection exist but they are not always followed (eg hand washing). This research will evaluate the impact of tailored implementation strategies on rates of infection and death in the neonatal units of nine hospitals in four counties in South East Asia. Staff from these units will work with Australian partners to devise, implement and evaluate different strategies.