Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit

Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit

This article reports five invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections that occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit for about 3 months. This outbreak might have been associated with a prolonged GBS colonized infant and adjacent environmental contaminations. Infection control interventions prev...

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Main Authors: Yoon-Joo Kim, Young Mi Yoon, Young Ree Kim, Sang Taek Heo, Jeong Rae Yoo, Keun Hwa Lee, Jae Hong Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301501
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spelling doaj-755e1d62b2404d85b1a5d7cccadf6a5e2020-11-25T02:14:08ZengElsevierJournal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection1684-11822020-02-01531179182Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unitYoon-Joo Kim0Young Mi Yoon1Young Ree Kim2Sang Taek Heo3Jeong Rae Yoo4Keun Hwa Lee5Jae Hong Choi6Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University Hospital, Aran 13gil 15, Jeju 63241, Republic of Korea. Fax: +82 64 717 1097.This article reports five invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections that occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit for about 3 months. This outbreak might have been associated with a prolonged GBS colonized infant and adjacent environmental contaminations. Infection control interventions prevented the additional spread of GBS infections. Keywords: Neonatal intensive care unit, Outbreak, Streptococcus agalactiaehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301501
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Jae Hong Choi
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Young Mi Yoon
Young Ree Kim
Sang Taek Heo
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Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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title Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_short Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_full Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_fullStr Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_full_unstemmed Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
title_sort group b streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit
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series Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description This article reports five invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections that occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit for about 3 months. This outbreak might have been associated with a prolonged GBS colonized infant and adjacent environmental contaminations. Infection control interventions prevented the additional spread of GBS infections. Keywords: Neonatal intensive care unit, Outbreak, Streptococcus agalactiae
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