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Outbreaks of Serratia marcescens in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units: clinical aspects, risk factors and management.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health - 1 Mar 2010
Voelz Alexander, Müller Andreas, Gillen Julia, Le Celine, Dresbach Till, Engelhart Steffen, Exner Martin, Bates Christine J, Simon Arne
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The following recommendations are derived from a systematic analysis of 34 Serratia marcescens outbreaks described in 27 publications from neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICU, PICU), in which genotyping methods were used to confirm or exclude clonality. The clinical observation of two or more temporally related cases of nosocomial S. marcescens infection should raise the suspicion of an outbreak,...
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