Prompt control of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit informed by whole-genome sequencing and comprehensive infection control intervention package

• Main Authors: Annaleise R. Howard-Jones (Author), Catherine Janto (Author), Zoe Jennings (Author), James Branley (Author), Qinning Wang (Author), Vitali Sintchenko (Author), Harsha Samarasekara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: This report describes a cluster of patients infected by Serratia marcescens in a metropolitan neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a package of infection control interventions that enabled rapid, effective termination of the outbreak. Design: Cross-sectional analytical study u...