A nursery outbreak caused by Serratia marcescens—scalp-vein needles as a portal of entry
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2014, Clinical Microbiology and InfectionCitation Excerpt :Enterobacter spp. and Serratia spp. (particularly Enterobacter cloacae and Serratia marcescens) are important nosocomial pathogens and outbreaks caused by these organisms have been documented. Cross-transmission via transient contamination of HCWs’ hands has also been well documented in epidemic and endemic situations [50–65] and outbreaks of bacteraemia involving both species have also been linked to contaminated medical products [51]. Contamination both of dry surfaces and moist environments was particularly frequent when looked for, suggesting that environmental contamination played a central role in many outbreaks.
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2009, Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Sixth EditionInvestigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens in a neonatal unit via a case-control study and molecular typing
2008, American Journal of Infection ControlAn outbreak of Serratia marcescens on the neonatal unit: a tale of two clones
2006, Journal of Hospital InfectionCitation Excerpt :The only isolate cultured from a sink drain proved to be genotypically different, by both PFGE and RAPD-PCR, to the clinical isolates. Previous publications have reported various sources of contamination such as breast pumps,15 plastic bottles used for umbilical irrigation,16 scalp vein needles17 or nail brushes,18 but no source was identified in the majority.9,19,20 It is possible that the original Type A isolate was introduced into the NNU by the baby transferred from another hospital.
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