title: Mother as a vector of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport outbreak in a neonatal unit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In neonatal units, Salmonella infections have been attributed to food-borne sources and person to person transmission.
  
  
  METHODS
  The outbreak described is the first reported by Salmonella enterica serotype Newport in a neonatal facility in Spain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The index case was an 8-day premature newborn that developed clinical sepsis with positive blood cultures. The outbreak source was the mother of the index case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is essential to improve infection control measures taking into account the parents, as they can be an important source of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: luz.vilca@vhir.org.
authors.forename: Luz María
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vilca
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartolomé
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Arquer
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Albero
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribes
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Magda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campins-Martí
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D063373:Hand Hygiene; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D017053:Infection Control; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D009035:Mothers; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Brote; Health-care associated infections; Infección asociada a la asistencia sanitaria; Neonatal unit; Outbreak; Salmonella enterica serotipo Newport; Salmonella enterica serotype Newport; Unidad neonatal