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. 2003 Jun;9(6):560-2.
doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00562.x.

A parent as a vector of Salmonella brandenburg nosocomial infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

G-L Cartolano  1 , M-E Moulies, J-C Seguier, A Boisivon
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A parent as a vector of Salmonella brandenburg nosocomial infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

G-L Cartolano et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Jun.
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Abstract

A newborn baby was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of St Germain en Laye Hospital (France) because of premature birth. On day 12, he contracted gastroenteritis due to Salmonella brandenbourg. The salmonellosis led to a septic shock syndrome with a brief cardiopulmonary arrest. He was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and gentamicin, and the evolution was favorable. Microbiological investigations revealed that the mother was the vector for this nosocomial infection. S. brandenbourg was isolated from the feces of the baby, despite recent recommendations on managing stool specimens from patients hospitalized for more than three days: according to these recommendations, these stools should be processed for viruses and Clostridium difficile toxin only.

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