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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