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. 2021 Oct:116:87-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.07.012. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: multifaceted investigations and preventive measures are needed

A Rahal  1 , A Andreo  1 , F Le Gallou  1 , C Bourigault  1 , C Bouchand  1 , C Ferriot  1 , S Corvec  2 , A Guillouzouic  2 , C Gras-Leguen  3 , E Launay  3 , C Flamant  4 , D Lepelletier  5
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Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: multifaceted investigations and preventive measures are needed

A Rahal et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

We report the investigation to control an Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit from November 2020 to February 2021. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that five of eight cases were infected with a clonal strain. Breast pumps, shared among mothers in the unit, could have contributed to the spread of the clonal spread.

Keywords: Cross-transmission; Enterobacter cloacae; NICU; Outbreak; Preterm.

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