Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cluster investigation using molecular methods

Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cluster investigation using molecular methods

Background: Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) is associated with nosocomial infections with significant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). We describe the control of a multi-clonal S. marcescens infections outbreak in our tertiary-level NICU and the application of...

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Main Authors: Kee T. Yeo, Sophie Octavia, Kian Lim, Cui Lin, Raymond Lin, Koh C. Thoon, Nancy W.S. Tee, Chee F. Yung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Serratia marcescens
Outbreak
Rep-PCR
Molecular epidemiology
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119303843

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