Nosocomial Transmission of Group B Streptococci Proven by Positive Environmental Culture

Nosocomial Transmission of Group B Streptococci Proven by Positive Environmental Culture

Objective: Neonates usually acquire Group B streptococcal infection vertically from the maternal birth canal during delivery. In January 2010, a Group B streptococcal outbreak investigation was conducted in response to an increased number of clinical specimens from our neonatal intensive care unit....

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Main Authors: Amal Al-Maani, Laurie Streitenberger, Megan Clarke, Yvonne C. W. Yau, Danuta Kovach, Rick Wray, Anne Matlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2014-09-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
Subjects:
Neonates
Group B streptococcus; Streptococcus agalactiae; Outbreak; NICU; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); Environment
Group B streptococcus
Streptococcus agalactiae
Outbreak
NICU
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
Environment
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