Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit

Yoon-Joo Kim; Young Mi Yoon; Young Ree Kim; Sang Taek Heo; Jeong Rae Yoo; Keun Hwa Lee; Jae Hong Choi

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Feb 2020)

Group B streptococcal transmission via a prolonged colonizer in a neonatal intensive care unit

Yoon-Joo Kim,
Young Mi Yoon,
Young Ree Kim,
Sang Taek Heo,
Jeong Rae Yoo,
Keun Hwa Lee,
Jae Hong Choi

Affiliations

Yoon-Joo Kim: Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Young Mi Yoon: Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Young Ree Kim: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Sang Taek Heo: Department of Infectious Disease, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Jeong Rae Yoo: Department of Infectious Disease, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Keun Hwa Lee: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea
Jae Hong Choi: Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University Hospital, Aran 13gil 15, Jeju 63241, Republic of Korea. Fax: +82 64 717 1097.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 53, no. 1
pp. 179 – 182

Abstract

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This article reports five invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections that occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit for about 3 months. This outbreak might have been associated with a prolonged GBS colonized infant and adjacent environmental contaminations. Infection control interventions prevented the additional spread of GBS infections. Keywords: Neonatal intensive care unit, Outbreak, Streptococcus agalactiae

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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