Implementation of a PCR-based strategy to control an outbreak by Serratia marcescens in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Main Authors: Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres (Author), José Manuel Ortiz de la Rosa (Author), Raquel Valencia-Martin (Author), Francisco Jiménez Parrilla (Author), Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez (Author), Natividad Márquez Patiño (Author), Estela Perea Cruz (Author), María Teresa Sánchez Jiménez (Author), Antonio Pavón Delgado (Author), José Miguel Cisneros (Author), José Antonio Lepe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological impact of a new molecular surveillance strategy based on qPCR to control an outbreak by Serratia marcescens in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Methods We design a specific qPCR for the detection of S. marcescens in rectal swabs...