Identification and Containment of a Cluster of Two Bacillus cereus Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Identification and Containment of a Cluster of Two Bacillus cereus Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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We report a cluster of invasive Bacillus cereus infections in a read more neonatal intensive care unit.We describe the clinical course of two infected patients, one of whom died of severe pneumonia after successfully being weaned from ECMO.Environmental analyses failed to yield a common source.Molecular characterization confirmed the homogeneity of both here isolates.Rigorous hygiene control and adequate therapy enabled the containment of the cluster.