Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit related to the exit port of an oscillator

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  MacDonald, Tracy M ^a   Langley, Joanne M ^a,b   Mailman, Tim ^a,b   Allain, Kimberley ^a   Nelson, George ^a   Hatton, Lydia ^a   Sanford, Timothy ^a   George, Ken ^a   Hancock, David ^a   Stinson, Dora ^b   Mulvey, Michael R ^c  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

health care associated infection; mechanical ventilation; neonate; oscillator; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SERRATIA INFECTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 81155139116     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31820ac42a     Document Type: Article

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