Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case

• Main Authors: Böhne, Carolin (Author), Chhatwal, Patrick (Author), Peter, Corinna (Author), Ebadi, Ella (Author), Hansen, Gesine (Author), Schlüter, Dirk (Author), Bange, Franz-Christoph (Author), Bohnhorst, Bettina (Author), Baier, Claas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 and co...