An outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in a maternity and neonatal intensive care unit

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 117 - 122
• Main Authors: Umasankar, S., Mridha, E.U., Hannan, M.M., Fry, C.M., Azadian, B.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kent Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1996; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - transmission; Delivery Rooms; Disease Outbreaks; Equipment Contamination; Female; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; London - epidemiology; Male; maternity; Medical sciences; outbreak; Placenta - microbiology; Pregnancy; Salmonella enteritidis; Salmonella enteritidis - isolation & purification; Salmonella Infections - epidemiology; Salmonella Infections - transmission; London; Salmonella enteritidis; outbreak; maternity; Human; Epidemic; Intensive care unit; Infection; Newborn; Obstetrics clinics; Bacteriosis; Digestive diseases; Bacteria; Intestinal disease; Salmonellosis; Hospital; Enterobacteriaceae

An outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in a maternity and neonatal intensive care unit is described. The outbreak involved six babies and three mothers over a period of 23 days. The index case presented with premature labour with chorioamnionitis caused by S. enteritidis. There was no history of diar...