Serratia marcescens-contaminated baby shampoo causing an outbreak among newborns at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Madani, T A ^a   Alsaedi, S ^a   James, L ^a   Eldeek, B S ^a   Jiman Fatani, A A ^a   Alawi, M M ^a   Marwan, D ^a   Cudal, M ^a   Macapagal, M ^a   Bahlas, R ^a   Farouq, M ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; Neonatal intensive care unit; Nursery; Outbreak; Serratia marcescens; Shampoo

Indexed keywords

SHAMPOO;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OMPHALITIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPTICEMIA; SERRATIA INFECTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CELLULITIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOAPS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79954569795     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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