GMS Hygiene and Infection Control | |
Detection of Serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care units requires a rapid and comprehensive infection control response starting with the very first case | |
Hansen, Gesine1  Peter, Corinna1  Bohnhorst, Bettina1  Böhne, Carolin1  Chhatwal, Patrick2  Ebadi, Ella2  Schlüter, Dirk2  Baier, Claas2  Bange, Franz-Christoph2  | |
[1] Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; | |
关键词: preterm infants; neonatal intensive care unit; cluster; infection control; outbreak; serratia marcescens; | |
DOI : 10.3205/dgkh000383 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
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 conclusions: The presented comprehensive and decisive hygiene management response starting with the very first case aims especially at early detection and immediate interruption of nosocomial transmission. Frequent and sensitive microbiological screening, rigorous spatial isolation of colonized infants, and reinforcing adherence to hand hygiene are essential in this response, which comprises eight measures. It prevented a full-blown outbreak.
【 授权许可】
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