Citrobacter koseri meningitis in a special care baby unit.
An outbreak of meningitis due to Citrobacter koseri in a special care baby unit is described. The organism showed a high capacity for spread among the babies on the unit and although the intestinal carriage rate was high, the clinical case:carrier ratio was low.
D002954:Citrobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital