| Literature DB >> 21392846 |
T A Madani1, S Alsaedi, L James, B S Eldeek, A A Jiman-Fatani, M M Alawi, D Marwan, M Cudal, M Macapagal, R Bahlas, M Farouq.
Abstract
During November 2008 to January 2009, 11 babies in the neonatal intensive care (NICU) and three babies in the nursery were infected with Serratia marcescens at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Overall, fifteen infections were identified among 11 newborns in the NICU: septicaemia (five cases), purulent conjunctivitis (three), urinary tract infection (two), meningitis (two) and cellulitis (one). Three newborns in the nursery had three infections: purulent conjunctivitis (two cases) and omphalitis (one). Thirteen of 14 babies recovered fully but one died from S. marcescens meningitis and septicaemia. All infections were traced to intrinsically contaminated baby shampoo introduced to the units five days before the first reported case. The outbreak terminated following withdrawal of the shampoo product.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21392846 DOI： 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hosp Infect ISSN： 0195-6701 Impact factor: 3.926