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
INTRODUCCIÓN: En unidades de neonatología, las infecciones por Salmonella han sido atribuidas a fuentes alimentarias y a transmisión de persona a persona. MÉTODOS: El brote descrito es el primero ocasionado por Salmonella enterica serotipo Newport en una unidad neonatal en España. RESULTADOS: El caso índice era un recién nacido prematuro que desarrolló sepsis clínica con hemocultivos positivos. La fuente del brote fue la madre del caso índice. CONCLUSIONES: Al implementar medidas de control de la infección nosocomial se debe tener en cuenta a los padres ya que pueden constituir una fuente importante de infección
Assuntos
Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Salmonella/patogenicidade , Intoxicação Alimentar por Salmonella/complicações , Infecções por Salmonella/transmissão , Enteropatias/microbiologia , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Surtos de Doenças/prevenção & controle , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis/organização & administração , Portador Sadio/epidemiologia , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal/organização & administraçãoRESUMO
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.
