Infecção neonatal

Abstract

The Ministry of Health Ordinance N° 2.616 of May 12, 1998 establishes that a case is considered a hospital infection when it is acquired after admission of the patient and that it manifests during hospitalization or after discharge, when it can be related to hospitalization or hospital procedures. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the place for the hospitalization of severe patients, who are aged between 0 and 28 days requiring specialized professional attention on an ongoing basis. The objective of this study was to review hospital infection in the neonatal period and to know the main microorganisms associated with this condition. A bibliographic survey of articles published in journals, theses, review articles and guides and manuals of the Ministry of Health and ANVISA between 1989 and 2017 was carried out. The Ministry of Health Ordinance defines some general criteria for infection hospital. The term neonatology appeared in the 20th century. The main forms of contamination and / or infection of the newborn are: intrauterine and after birth. In the studies concerning the neonatal IRAS used in this study we can observe that the most important and constant manifestation is sepsis, often because of infection in other topographies and the most frequent microorganisms were: Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and E. coli. It is concluded that, neonatal IRAS represent a relevant problem whose control depends on measures that apply to the pregnant woman, the hospital environment, the care team and the newborn.