Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: multifaceted investigations and preventive measures are needed

We report the investigation to control an Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit from November 2020 to February 2021. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that five of eight cases were infected with a clonal strain. Breast pumps, shared among mothers in the unit, could have contributed to the spread of the clonal spread. 2021 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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The report discusses the investigation of an Enterobacter cloacae complex outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit from November 2020 to February 2021. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that five out of eight cases were infected with a clonal strain, potentially due to the shared breast pumps among mothers in the unit. Copyright 2021 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd.