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A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum colonization outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2009
Maraki S, Scoulica E, Manoura A, Papageorgiou N, Giannakopoulou C, Galanakis E
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PURPOSE: To report the epidemiologic, bacteriologic, and clinical features of a Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a referral teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April to October 2002, a strain of C. meningosepticum was isolated from four neonates in the NICU. All neonates were colonized in the endotracheal tubes and respiratory secretions, but none of...
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