nurses' knowledge of hospital infections and sterilization methods of hands, equipments and surfaces in neonatal wards of isfahan

background: hospital infections are a main cause of infant death among hospitalized infants in the neonatal wards. this research was conducted aiming to assess the medical staff's knowledge of hospital infections. methods: this is a cross-sectional study, conducted in all neonatal in isfahan hospitals wards. 65 nurses answerd to a questionnaire. results: results showed that 66.7% considered septicemia as the commonest kind of hospital infections and 82.5% called it the most dangerous kind. conclusion: in general, findings showed that averagely 63.9% of nurses correctly answered questions related to hospital infections. these results support the need for more interventions to prevent hospital infections. key words: hospital infections, newborn, disinfection, hand washing.