Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cluster investigation using molecular methods

• Main Authors: Kee T. Yeo (Author), Sophie Octavia (Author), Kian Lim (Author), Cui Lin (Author), Raymond Lin (Author), Koh C. Thoon (Author), Nancy W.S. Tee (Author), Chee F. Yung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) is associated with nosocomial infections with significant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). We describe the control of a multi-clonal S. marcescens infections outbreak in our tertiary-level NICU and the application of...