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Experience of an environmental-associated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia colonization outbreak: genetic diversity and outbreak management.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Jan 2026
Atıcı Serkan, Memişoğlu Aslı Çınar, Aksu Burak, Bilgen Hülya Selva, Özek Eren, Soysal Ahmet
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BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infection outbreaks are frequently linked to environmental reservoirs, particularly contaminated water sources. Preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) represent a high-risk population for such outbreaks. METHODS: Through weekly rectal swab surveillance cultures in the NICU, we detected and contained a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak. Environmental sampling...
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