Consequently, the aims of this study were to know the rate of preterms colonized by s. Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care. An outbreak of serratia marcescens on the neonatal unit. Serratia marcescens infection in a specialcare baby unit of a community hospital in united arab emirates.
Several outbreaks of serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care unit. Serratia marcescens belongs to the family enterobacteriaceae, which is commonly found in water, soil, animals, insects, plants. Rapid communications rapidly controlled outbreak of. Serratia marcescens sepsis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit article in pediatrics international 522. An outbreak of serratia marcescenssepticemia in neonates. An outbreak of serratia marcescens septicemia in neonates. Three patients had sepsis syndrome after chest surgery. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal intensive care units. We presented a sepsis outbreak caused by serratia marcescens from contaminated propofol to raise awareness. Neonatal sepsis caused by gramnegative bacteria in a neonatal. Serratia marcescens is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its. An outbreak of colonization and infection with sevratia may cescens occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit nicu. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal intensive care. Serratia marcescens outbreak causing septicemia in neonatal.
An outbreak of serratia marcescens sepsis in a pediatric ward jihyun kim, wookhyun choi, sinweon yun, sooahn chae, and byounghoon yoo clinical pediatrics 2010 49. Serratia marcescens colonization in preterm neonates. Pdf a growth restricted 30week premature girl was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit nicu with respiratory distress. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal intensive care units nicus maria luisa cristina, marina sartini and anna maria spagnolo.
Nosocomial cluster following narcotic diversion volume 38 issue 9 leah m. Worldwide, sepsis accounts for 15% of neonatal deaths unicef, 2015. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal departments journal of. Nosocomial sepsis is the main problem that preterms have to face during their stay at neonatal intensive care units nicu. Only one environmental source water flasks yielded s. Serratia marcescens is a wellknown but relatively uncommon cause of nosocomial infections, particularly in neonatal intensive care unit nicu patients. Serratia marcescens is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its epidemiology is still largely unknown. Lateonset neonatal sepsis, risk factors and interventions. In this study, we investigated how the use of nextgeneration sequencing applications, such as bacterial wholegenome sequencing wgs and. Serratia marcescens colonization in preterm neonates during their. Cullen mm, trail a, robinson m, keaney m, chadwick pr.
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