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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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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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 |
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Böhne, Carolin Chhatwal, Patrick Peter, Corinna Ebadi, Ella Hansen, Gesine Schlüter, Dirk Bange, Franz-Christoph Bohnhorst, Bettina Baier, Claas |
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Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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detection of serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House |
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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control |
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2196-5226 |
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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. |
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preterm infants neonatal intensive care unit cluster infection control outbreak serratia marcescens |
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