Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland – the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing

Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland – the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing

Abstract Background Many outbreaks due to Serratia marcescens among neonates have been described in the literature but little is known about the role of whole genome sequencing in outbreak analysis and management. Methods Between February and March 2013, 2 neonates and 2 infants previously hospitali...

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Main Authors: Walter Zingg, Isabelle Soulake, Damien Baud, Benedikt Huttner, Riccardo Pfister, Gesuele Renzi, Didier Pittet, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrice Francois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Neonates
Neonatal intensive care unit
Serratia Marcescens
Outbreak
Hand hygiene
Isolation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0285-x

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