title: Long-term evolution of multiple outbreaks of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: The annual incidence of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit increased significantly between 2002 and 2010. Molecular epidemiology studies revealed that 8 clones were responsible for 85.2% of cases. Given that these infections are potentially preventable, even the appearance of 1 case of bacteremia should be an indicator for outbreak management.
authors: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Villa
authors: Concepción
authors: C
authors: Alba
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Barrado
authors: Francisca
authors: F
authors: Sanz
authors: Elvira Gómez
authors: EG
authors: Del Castillo
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: Viedma
authors: Joaquín R
authors: JR
authors: Otero
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Chaves
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification