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Outbreak of neonatal infection by an endemic clone of Serratia marcescens
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Carvalho, Raimundo Gladson Corrêa Carneiro, Irna Carla Do Rosário Souza Lima, Josiane Lílian De Sousa Sousa, Cintya De Oliveira Loureiro, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Sá, Lena Líllian Canto De Bastos, Flávia Corrêa |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | INTRODUCTION: The outbreak occurred between February and June 2006 and included identification of the cases, analysis of medical records, cultures from environmental sources, resistance analyses and genotyping profile of Serratia marcescens. METHODS: The cultures were composed of 13 blood isolates, 17 rectal and hand swabs and air sampling. RESULTS: The data obtained by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis exhibited three strains that contaminated 24 patients. Systemic infection was the most common in neonates with lower weight, long periods of hospitalization, premature delivery and the use of mechanical ventilation. CONCLUSIONS: This investigation revealed the multifactorial nature of the outbreak. An endemic clone of S. marcescens was detected. |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v44n1/24.pdf |
| Ending Page | 109 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 106 |
| ISSN | 00378682 |
| e-ISSN | 16789849 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0037-86822011000100024 |
| Journal | Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2011-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pediatrics and Child Health Serratia Marcescens Nosocomial Infection Infecção Hospitalar |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Infectious Diseases Parasitology Microbiology (medical) |
