Neonatal Infection Surveillance Database (neonIN)
Research type
Research Database
Full title
Neonatal Infection Surveillance Database (neonIN)
IRAS ID
138210
Contact name
Mike Sharland
Contact email
Research summary
Neonatal Infection Surveillance Database (neonIN)
REC name
London - Surrey Borders Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
05/Q0806/34+5
Date of REC Opinion
16 Dec 2013
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
neonIN (http://www.neonin.org.uk/) is a Neonatal Infection Surveillance Network, active since 2004. Its main function is collecting and storing longitudinal data about the organisms (bacterial and fungal) causing neonatal infections and their antibiotic/antifungal resistance patterns. It matches anonymised demographic and clinical data to the microbiology information. These data allow the monitoring of infections and clinical practice over time. neonIN is a platform for national audits and interventional studies. The data collected by each participating unit can be used to monitor their own practice, compare themselves with other units and it can be analysed at a national level to inform policy and practice.
Specifically, data is collected for each culture-proven sepsis episode within participating units. Data comprises of contributing hospital, DOB (for calculation of age at infection), gender, birth weight, gestation, ward type, date blood culture taken, pathogens isolates, recent antibiotic history, whether the mother received antibiotics in the week before delivery, presence of intravenous or arterial lines catheters at time the culture sample was taken, clinical conditions associated with the infection and antibiotic resistance patterns. Data is transferred in an encrypted manner and stored securely adhering to NHS data protection guidelines.
Research programme
neonIN was funded in 2005 with 4 neonatal units entering data. Currently there are about 28 neonatal units spread across the UK entering data, and the number is still increasing. 10% of the English birth cohort is represented on the database at present. Our aim is for the database to expand further with the scope to become an international neonatal infection surveillance network with collaborations from around the world.
Research database title
Neonatal Infection Surveillance Database (neonIN)
Establishment organisation
St George's University of London
Establishment organisation address
Cranmer Terrace
Tooting, London
SW17 0RE