Effects of implementation of healthcare associated infection surveillance and interventional measures in the neonatal intensive care unit: Small steps matter.

Purpose: Neonatal sepsis has been a global concern considering the mortality and morbidity. This study was undertaken to determine the effects of implementation of interventions namely healthcare associated infection (HAI) surveillance and hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Materials And Methods: The cohort study was conducted in the NICU of a tertiary care hospital over a period of June-September 2021 (pre-intervention) to October-March 2022 (post-intervention).