Contaminated Incubators: Source of a Multispecies Enterobacter Outbreak of Neonatal Sepsis.

ABSTRACT: The genus Enterobacter includes species responsible for nosocomial outbreaks in fragile patients, especially in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Determining the primary source of infection is critical to outbreak management and patient outcomes. In this investigation, we report the management and control measures implemented during an Enterobacter outbreak of bloodstream infections in premature babies. The study was conducted in a French NICU over a 3-year period (2016 to 2018) and included 20 premature infants with bacteremia. The clinical and microbiological characteristics were identified, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on bacteremia isolates. Initially, several outbreak containment strategies were carried out with no success. Next, outbreak investigation pinpoint

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Alonso E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9430301 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature