Serratia Infection Epidemiology Among Very Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Sarah A CogginsErika M EdwardsDustin D FlanneryJeffrey S GerberJeffrey D HorbarKaren M Puopolo

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)

The incidence of Serratia LOI was 2.3 infections per 1000 very preterm infants in this cohort. Lower survival and significant morbidity among Serratia LOI survivors highlight the need for recognition and targeted prevention strategies for this opportunistic nosocomial infection.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
risk factors
young adults
acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistant
staphylococcus aureus
free survival
drug resistant
pseudomonas aeruginosa
drug delivery
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
preterm birth