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A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients.
American journal of infection control - 1 Aug 2008
Ceyhan Mehmet, Yildirim Inci, Tekeli Alper, Yurdakok Murat, Us Ebru, Altun Belgin, Kutluk Tezer, Cengiz Ali Bülent, Gurbuz Venhar, Barin Cagri, Bagdat Arzu, Cetinkaya Duygu, Gur Deniz, Tuncel Onur
Abstract excerpt
Three clusters of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum infections in a tertiary health center in July 2006 and January 2007 involving 8 newborns and 5 older children were investigated. The index patient was from the neonatal intensive care unit, and the older patients were from other pediatric wards. Cultures were obtained from the environment and from health care workers' hands as part of an outbreak investigation....
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