[Nosocomial Hafnia alvei sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit].
Hafnia alvei is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, which is rarely associated with infection in pediatric patients and exceptionally in the neonatal period. Infections caused by this organism are usually opportunistic. H. alvei bacteremias are mostly associated with abdominal disease or immunosuppression. We report four cases of nosocomial sepsis in preterm infants with positive blood cultures to H. alvei that were treated in our institution within a short period of time.
Servicio de Neonatología, Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España. bamil@correo.uniovi.es
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D020611:Hafnia alvei; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis