Antimicrobials | NeoIPC

Kangaroo Care as an intervention in randomised controlled trials in neonatal intensive care

2026

Authors: Minotti C, Wallis L, Hoesli J, Schlaeppi C, Nyantakyi E, Schultes MT, Jost K, Bielicki JA.

Published in: Pediatric Research

Risk factors for antibiotic-resistant bacterial colonisation in European Neonatal Units

2026

Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, van Werkhoven H, Sieswerda E, Smith DRM, Minotti C, van Heirstraeten L, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki JA; on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting

The association between colonisation pressure and acquisition of ESBL bacterial gut colonisation on the neonatal unit: findings from the NeoIPC colonisation assessment

2026

Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, van Werkhoven H, Sieswerda E, Smith DRM, Minotti C, van Heirstraeten L, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki JA; on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESCMID Global 2026 (ePoster #E0464)

Tracing the threads: a system dynamics and network diffusion model of kangaroo care implementation in neonatal care

2026

Authors: Nyantakyi E, Block P, Clack L, Schultes M-T.

Published in: Implementation Science Communications

Implementation of optimized kangaroo care for infection prevention and control in neonatal intensive care units (NeoIPC): Protocol for the implementation elements of a multicenter parallel cluster randomized hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness study

2026

Authors: Schultes MT, Baenziger J, Nyantakyi E, Wu CX, Ferrari G, Sieswerda E, van Werkhoven CH, Minotti C, Wolfensberger A, Tediosi F, D’Ambrosio F, Bielicki JA, Clack L, and the NeoIPC Consortium.

Published in: Implementation Science

Methodological framework for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in high-risk infants: the NeoIPC surveillance core module protocol

2026

Authors: Karadağ G, Bekker A, Dramowski A, Loureiro Gonzalez B, Pérez López J, Pijoan Zubizarreta JI, Heath PT, Aghdassi SJS, Piening B.

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Risk factors for antibiotic resistant bacterial colonisation in European Neonatal Units – results of the NeoIPC feasibility study

2025

Authors: Minotti C, Cook A, Berkell M, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: jENS Congress 2025

Mortality and infection-related outcomes in low birth weight infants receiving Kangaroo Care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Authors: Minotti C, Jost K, Aghlmandi S, Schlaeppi C, Sieswerda E, Van Werkhoven H, Schulzke S, Bielicki J.

Presented at: ESPID 2025

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All-cause mortality and infection-related outcomes of hospital-initiated kangaroo care versus conventional neonatal care for low-birthweight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Authors: Minotti C, Jost K, Aghlmandi S, Schlaeppi C, Sieswerda E, Van Werkhoven H, Schulzke S, Bielicki J.

Published in: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Risk factors for resistant bacterial colonisation in 24 European neonatal units in the NeoIPC project

2025

Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESCMID 2025

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A simulation study of antimicrobial resistance carriage in neonatal intensive care units: implications for cluster-randomised trials

2025

Authors: van Werkhoven CH, Berkell M, Cook A, Sieswerda E, Malhotra-Kumar S, Bielicki JA, by the NeoIPC consortium

Presented at: ESCMID 2025

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Dynamics of gastrointestinal colonisation by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in high-risk infants in Swiss and Greek neonatal intensive care units

2025

Authors: Braspenning A, Timbermont L, Van Heirstraeten L, Berkell M, Cook A, Sieswerda E, van Werkhoven CH, Bielicki JA, Malhotra-Kumar S; on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESCMID 2025

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Pool-testing for surveillance of key bacterial resistance genes in infants’ stools

2025

Authors: Minotti C, Bräm D, Cook A, Berkell M, Bielicki J; and the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: ESCMID 2025

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Investigating the implementation of infection prevention and control practices in neonatal care across country income levels: a systematic review

2025

Authors: Nyantakyi E, Baenziger J, Caci L, Blum K, Wolfensberger A, Dramowski A, Albers B, Castro M, Schultes MT, Clack L

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Antibiotic resistant bacterial colonisation in 4 neonatal units in the UK: part of the NeoIPC Feasibility study

2024

Authors: Cook A, Martin J, Berkell M, Reid AE, Tanney K, Booth N, Clarke P, Roehr C, Bielicki J on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: Federation of Infection Societies Conference 2024 (FIS/HIS International)

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Implementation determinants and strategies to infection prevention and control practices in neonatal care: Interim results of an exploratory network analysis

2024

Authors: Nyantakyi E, Schultes MT, Block P, Clack L.

Presented at: Conference of the Swiss Implementation Science Network (IMPACT) 2024

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria colonization patterns in different neonatal populations across European intensive care units (Poster)

2024

Authors: Minotti C, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: Joint Annual Meeting 2024 of the Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SSI), Swiss Society for Microbiology (SSM), and Swiss Society for Hospital Hygiene (SSHH with fibs | SIPI)

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Unit-level resistant colonisation in European neonatal intensive care units – Results from NeoIPC feasibility study

2024

Authors: Minotti C, Cook A, Martin J, Berkell M, Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: ESPNIC 2024

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria colonization patterns in different neonatal populations across European intensive care units (Presentation)

2024

Authors: Minotti C, Berkell M, Cook A, Martin J, Bielicki J, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESPNIC 2024

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Reducing Neonatal Severe Infection and Resistance Through Optimised Skin-To-Skin Contact (KC – Kangaroo Care) Using Pragmatic Data Collection Approaches

2024

Authors: Djukic F, Aislinn A, Vitale E, Martin J, Minotti C, Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J.

Presented at: ESPID 2024

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Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial colonization in neonatal intensive care in Europe

2024

Authors: Berkell M, Van Heirstraeten L, Cook A, Bielicki J, Malhotra-Kumar S

Presented at: ESCMID Global (ECCMID) 2024

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Unit-level antibiotic resistant bacterial colonisation pressure in 20 neonatal units across Europe

2024

Authors: Cook A, Berkell M, Bram D, on behalf of the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: ESCMID Global (ECCMID) 2024

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Optimising kangaroo care to reduce neonatal severe infection/sepsis and resistant bacterial colonisation among high-risk infants in neonatal intensive care: a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel cluster randomised hybrid implementation–effectiveness trial (NeoDeco)

2023

Authors: Martin J, Cook A, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: jENS Congress

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O32 Using rapid qualitative inquiry for implementation support in a multinational study on infection prevention and control in neonatal intensive care

2023

Authors: Nyantakyi E, Schultes M-T, Bielicki J, Metsvaht T, Clack L & the NeoIPC consortium

Published in: Proceedings of the 5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference, June 2023

Kangaroo care as a potential infection prevention and control (IPC) measure in neonatal intensive care units

2023

Authors: Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Descriptive interim analysis of the sampling strategy in anonymous repeated cross-sectional samples in European neonatal intensive care units (NICU)

2023

Authors: Golhen K, Gotta V, Pfister M, Bielicki J.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Infection prevention and control practices in neonatal units participating in the NeoIPC project

2023

Authors: Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: ECCMID 2023

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Antibiotic use in neonatal care: measuring cumulative exposure in point prevalence surveys identifies high infant-level antibiotic exposure

2023

Authors: Cook A, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium

Presented at: ECCMID 2023

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Implementation of infection prevention and control for hospitalised neonates: A narrative review

2022

Authors: Nyantakyi E, Caci L, Castro M, Schlaeppi C, Cook A, Albers B, Walder J, Metsvaht T, Bielicki J, Dramowski A, Schultes MT, Clack L

Published in: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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