To care adequately for infants at risk for neonatal bacterial infection,nurses should be aware that:

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Handwashing is an effective preventive measure for late-onset (nosocomial)infections because these infections come from the environment around the infant.Early-onset,or congenital,infections are caused by the normal flora at the maternal vaginal tract and progress more rapidly than do nosocomial (late-onset)infections.Infection occurs about twice as often in boys and results in higher mortality.Clinical signs of neonatal infection are nonspecific and are similar to those of noninfectious problems,thus making diagnosis difficult.

To Care Adequately for Infants at Risk for Neonatal Bacterial