Impact of relocation and environmental cleaning on reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infection in NICU.

Background: Hospital environment remains a risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This was a prospective study to evaluate the comprehensive impact of relocating a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to a new facility and improved environmental cleaning practice on the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on inanimate surfaces and the incident rate of HAIs.

Methods: New environmental cleaning measures were adopted after the NICU was moved to a new and better-designed location.