Nosocomial outbreak of Enterobacter gergoviae bacteraemia in a neonatal intensive care unit

被引：37

作者：

Ganeswire, R

Thong, KL

Puthucheary, SD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Dept Med Microbiol, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

[2] Univ Malaya, Fac Sci, Inst Biol Sci, Div Microbiol, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

[3] Hosp Sultanah Aminah, Johor Baharu, Malaysia

来源：

JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION | 2003年 / 53卷 / 04期

关键词：

nosocomial outbreak; neonatal intensive care unit; Enterobacter gergoviae; BETA-LACTAMASES; RESISTANCE; MORTALITY;

D O I：

10.1053/jhin.2002.1371

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A nosocomial outbreak of bacteraemia, caused by Enterobacter gergoviae infected 11 babies, nine of whom were premature, and was investigated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a general hospital in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The strain that was isolated from the babies was also isolated from the dextrose saline used for the dilution of parenteral antibiotics and from the hands of a healthcare worker on duty in the nursery. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of XbaI-digested chromosomal DNA confirmed a possible cross-contamination of parenteral dextrose saline and the healthcare worker. Prompt and effective control measures were initiated within NICU and the nosocomial infection of E. gergoviae was brought to an abrupt end. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented outbreak of E.gergoviae in the NICU in a hospital in the state of Johor, Malaysia. (C) 2002 The Hospital Infection Society.

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