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Nosocomial sepsis is the main problem that preterms have to face during their stay at neonatal intensive care units nicu. An outbreak of serratia marcescens on the neonatal unit. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal intensive care units nicus maria luisa cristina, marina sartini and anna maria spagnolo. Serratia marcescens is an environmental bacterium that is commonly associated with outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units nicus. Several outbreaks of serratia marcescens in neonatal intensive care unit. Serratia marcescens is a wellknown but relatively uncommon cause of nosocomial infections, particularly in neonatal intensive care unit nicu patients. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal departments journal of. An outbreak of colonization and infection with sevratia may cescens occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit nicu. In this study, we investigated how the use of nextgeneration sequencing applications, such as bacterial wholegenome sequencing wgs and. Three patients had sepsis syndrome after chest surgery. Only one environmental source water flasks yielded s. Lateonset neonatal sepsis, risk factors and interventions. Cullen mm, trail a, robinson m, keaney m, chadwick pr. Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit nicu.
A global report on causes of neonatal sepsis in developing countries cited species serratia as the fifth most common cause, accounting for 0. Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal intensive care. An outbreak of serratia marcescens sepsis in a pediatric. Assessment and care page 6 of 51 incidence of sepsis neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality of hospitalized newborns and premature infants.
Serratia marcescens is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its. Serratia marcescens is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its epidemiology is still largely unknown. An outbreak of serratia marcescens septicemia in neonates. An outbreak of serratia marcescens sepsis in a pediatric ward jihyun kim, wookhyun choi, sinweon yun, sooahn chae, and byounghoon yoo clinical pediatrics 2010 49. Serratia marcescens outbreak causing septicemia in neonatal. Serratia marcescens colonization in preterm neonates. Nosocomial cluster following narcotic diversion volume 38 issue 9 leah m. Serratia marcescens belongs to the family enterobacteriaceae, which is commonly found in water, soil, animals, insects, plants. We presented a sepsis outbreak caused by serratia marcescens from contaminated propofol to raise awareness.