Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland – the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing – R1, ARIC-D-17-00143

ConclusionsImproving best practices and particularly hand hygiene proved effective in terminating the outbreak. Whole genome sequencing is a helpful tool for genotyping because it allows both sufficient discrimination of strains and comparison to other outbreaks through the use of an emerging international database.

http://link.springer.com/10.1186/s13756-017-0285-x

Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - December 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research