Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112271
Keywords
Serratia marcescens; Serratia ureilytica; neonatal ward; intestinal dominance; qPCR
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- European Union [796084]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [796084] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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The study found that intestinal dominance by Serratia spp. in neonates plays a significant role in outbreaks and extraintestinal spread.
(1) Background: We determined the relevance of intestinal dominance by Serratia spp. during a neonatal outbreak over 13 weeks. (2) Methods: Rectal swabs (n = 110) were obtained from 42 neonates. Serratia spp. was cultured from swabs obtained from 13 neonates (Group 1), while the other 29 neonates were culture-negative (Group 2). Total DNA was extracted from rectal swabs, and quantitative PCRs (qPCRs) using Serratia- and 16SrRNA-gene-specific primers were performed. relative intestinal loads (RLs) were determined using & UDelta;& UDelta;C-t. Clonality was investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis and whole-genome sequencing. (3) Results: The outbreak was caused by Serratia marcescens during the first eight weeks and Serratia ureilytica during the remaining five weeks. Serratia spp. were detected by qPCR in all Group 1 neonates and eleven Group 2 neonates. RLs of Serratia spp. were higher in Group 1 as compared to Group 2 (6.31% vs. 0.09%, p < 0.05) and in the first swab compared to the last (26.9% vs. 4.37%, p < 0.05). Nine neonates had extraintestinal detection of Serratia spp.; eight of them were infected. RLs of the patients with extraintestinal spread were higher than the rest (2.79% vs. 0.29%, p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Intestinal dominance by Serratia spp. plays a role in outbreaks and extraintestinal spread.
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