Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case

Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case

Background: is a well-known and challenging pathogen in neonatal intensive care units. It is responsible for severe infections and can cause nosocomial outbreaks. Methods: We present the infection control response to a cluster which occurred in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. Results an...

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Main Authors: Böhne, Carolin, Chhatwal, Patrick, Peter, Corinna, Ebadi, Ella, Hansen, Gesine, Schlüter, Dirk, Bange, Franz-Christoph, Bohnhorst, Bettina, Baier, Claas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2021-03-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
preterm infants
neonatal intensive care unit
cluster
infection control
outbreak
serratia marcescens
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000383.shtml
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spelling doaj-bf2e5a1e8497454fb523ee3f5a5016eb2021-03-29T11:23:29ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262021-03-0116Doc1210.3205/dgkh000383Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first caseBöhne, Carolin0Chhatwal, Patrick1Peter, Corinna2Ebadi, Ella3Hansen, Gesine4Schlüter, Dirk5Bange, Franz-Christoph6Bohnhorst, Bettina7Baier, Claas8Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, GermanyBackground: is a well-known and challenging pathogen in neonatal intensive care units. It is responsible for severe infections and can cause nosocomial outbreaks. Methods: We present the infection control response to a cluster which occurred in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. Results and conclusions: The presented comprehensive and decisive hygiene management response starting with the very first case aims especially at early detection and immediate interruption of nosocomial transmission. Frequent and sensitive microbiological screening, rigorous spatial isolation of colonized infants, and reinforcing adherence to hand hygiene are essential in this response, which comprises eight measures. It prevented a full-blown outbreak.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000383.shtmlpreterm infantsneonatal intensive care unitclusterinfection controloutbreakserratia marcescens
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author Böhne, Carolin
Chhatwal, Patrick
Peter, Corinna
Ebadi, Ella
Hansen, Gesine
Schlüter, Dirk
Bange, Franz-Christoph
Bohnhorst, Bettina
Baier, Claas
spellingShingle Böhne, Carolin
Chhatwal, Patrick
Peter, Corinna
Ebadi, Ella
Hansen, Gesine
Schlüter, Dirk
Bange, Franz-Christoph
Bohnhorst, Bettina
Baier, Claas
Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
preterm infants
neonatal intensive care unit
cluster
infection control
outbreak
serratia marcescens
author_facet Böhne, Carolin
Chhatwal, Patrick
Peter, Corinna
Ebadi, Ella
Hansen, Gesine
Schlüter, Dirk
Bange, Franz-Christoph
Bohnhorst, Bettina
Baier, Claas
author_sort Böhne, Carolin
title Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
title_short Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
title_full Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
title_fullStr Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
title_sort detection of serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case
publisher German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
series GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
issn 2196-5226
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Background: is a well-known and challenging pathogen in neonatal intensive care units. It is responsible for severe infections and can cause nosocomial outbreaks. Methods: We present the infection control response to a cluster which occurred in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. Results and conclusions: The presented comprehensive and decisive hygiene management response starting with the very first case aims especially at early detection and immediate interruption of nosocomial transmission. Frequent and sensitive microbiological screening, rigorous spatial isolation of colonized infants, and reinforcing adherence to hand hygiene are essential in this response, which comprises eight measures. It prevented a full-blown outbreak.
topic preterm infants
neonatal intensive care unit
cluster
infection control
outbreak
serratia marcescens
url http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000383.shtml
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