Implementing Oral Candidiasis Protocol Beyond Pharmaceutical Intervention in the NICU

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Identifier 2022_poster_NEFF
Title Implementing Oral Candidiasis Protocol Beyond Pharmaceutical Intervention in the NICU
Creator Neff, Ashlinn
Description Infants in the NICU are at an increased risk for developing opportunistic infections, such as oral candidiasis, due to their immature immune systems. These infections have the potential to become systemic and increase morbidity and mortality1. Candida albicans, the predominant cause of oral candidiasis, can thrive on the surfaces of pacifiers even without a nutritive medium2. There is currently no protocol for decolonization of oral objects, especially pacifiers, beyond standard practices upon the diagnosis of oral candidiasis in the UUH NICU.
Subject Poster as Topic; Evidence-Based Nursing; Evidence-Based Practice; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Cross Infection; Opportunistic Infections; Candidiasis, Oral; Pacifiers; Clinical Protocols; Detergents; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Infection Control; Treatment Outcome
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date 2022
Date Digital 2022
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s63mtrqk
Relation is Part of Nursing 4605 Evidence Based Practice Posters
Format application/pdf
Rights © 2022 College of Nursing, University of Utah
Type Text
Setname ehsl_nursebp
ID 2112965
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63mtrqk
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