A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients
Ceyhan M, Yıldırım I, Tekelı A, Yurdakok M, Us E, Altun B, Kutluk T, Cengiz AB, Gurbuz V, Barın C, Bagdat A, Cetınkaya D, Gur D, Tuncel O. A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients. American Journal Of Infection Control 2008, 36: 453-457. PMID: 18675153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChryseobacteriumCluster AnalysisCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksDNA FingerprintingDNA, BacterialEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleFlavobacteriaceae InfectionsGenotypeHandHealth PersonnelHospital UnitsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueTurkeyConceptsNon-neonatal pediatric patientsHealth care workers' handsNeonatal intensive care unitTertiary health centerEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence polymerase chain reactionIntensive care unitInfection control measuresMeningosepticum infectionOlder patientsPediatric patientsPremature infantsCare unitPediatric wardPolymerase chain reactionHand culturesHealth centersIndex patientsNosocomial infectionsAmbu bagPatientsEtiologic agentAntimicrobial treatmentPowdered infant formulaOutbreak investigationInfant formula