Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi
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J Microbiol Immunol Infect · Apr 2011
Investigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Serratia marcescens is a well-known but relatively uncommon cause of nosocomial infections, particularly in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. We investigated an outbreak of S marcescens in the NICU at the Farabi Hospital of Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon, Turkey. ⋯ Present investigation suggested that an outbreak of S marcescens infection was caused by a major clone in our NICU, possibly transmitted through the hands of HCWs, emphasizing that strict hand washing before and after contact with patients must be the rule of the thumb.