PEDIATRICS Vol. 61 No. 1 January 1978, pp. 42-45
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Neonatal Nosocomial Infections: Association of Infection With a Blood Pressure Cuff

Martin G. Myers M.D.1

1 Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City

Nosocomial infections acquired in a special care nursery were surveyed longitudinally. The rates of acquired infection were determined, allowing the evaluation of specific infection control measures. A blood pressure cuff, utilized for all infants in the nursery, was associated with an increased rate of infection.

Submitted on April 11, 1977
Accepted on June 28, 1977