Identification and Containment of a Cluster of Two Bacillus cereus Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

We report a cluster of invasive Bacillus cereus infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. We describe the clinical course of two infected patients, one of whom died of severe pneumonia after successfully being weaned from ECMO. Environmental analyses failed to yield a common source. Molecular ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Papan, Cihan, Förster, Kai, Herterich, Reinhard, Schulze, Andreas, Schubert, Sören, Flemmer, Andreas W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1506583
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Sumario:We report a cluster of invasive Bacillus cereus infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. We describe the clinical course of two infected patients, one of whom died of severe pneumonia after successfully being weaned from ECMO. Environmental analyses failed to yield a common source. Molecular characterization confirmed the homogeneity of both isolates. Rigorous hygiene control and adequate therapy enabled the containment of the cluster.

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