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...
Main Authors: | Böhne, Carolin, Chhatwal, Patrick, Peter, Corinna, Ebadi, Ella, Hansen, Gesine, Schlüter, Dirk, Bange, Franz-Christoph, Bohnhorst, Bettina, Baier, Claas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2021-03-01
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Series: | GMS Hygiene and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000383.shtml |
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