Table 1 In- and exclusion criteria for study selection

Population

Neonates, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in inpatient neonatal care settings (e.g., acute neonatal units, neonatal intensive care units, labor units, postnatal units, pediatric units with admission of neonates)

Non-neonatal setting; Outpatient care; At-home care

Intervention

(Generic and setting-specific) Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices/programs

Non-IPC practices/programs

Comparison

Not applicable

Outcome(s)

Strategies for implementation of IPC practices AND/OR

Determinants to implementation of IPC practices

No implementation strategies AND/OR No implementation determinants

Study design

Randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and observational studies

Non-primary study reports; Conference abstracts, reviews, commentaries, monographs