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Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 33(8): 536-8, 2015 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25600024
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: In neonatal units, Salmonella infections have been attributed to food-borne sources and person to person transmission. METHODS: The outbreak described is the first reported by Salmonella enterica serotype Newport in a neonatal facility in Spain. RESULTS: The index case was an 8-day premature newborn that developed clinical sepsis with positive blood cultures. The outbreak source was the mother of the index case. CONCLUSIONS: It is essential to improve infection control measures taking into account the parents, as they can be an important source of infection.