Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit associated with contaminated donor milk.

Lukas BechmannRalf BöttgerClaas BaierAljoscha TersteegenKatja BauerAchim J KaaschGernot Geginat

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Low-level contaminated raw donor milk can be a source of infection and colonization of preterm infants with S. marcescens even if it tests negative for bacteria.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
heavy metals
low birth weight
drinking water
risk assessment