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Sapir Medical Center, Kefar Sava
Bacillus species sepsis outbreak in neonatal ICU may be related to construction work
March 3rd, 2006
A Bacillus species sepsis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit may have been related to local construction work. "In 2002 there was an increase in the incidence of Bacillus species sepsis in our NICU that was almost completely resolved in 2003-2004 after the NICU was relocated. Our aims were to identify the source, the risk factors, and to characterize the clinical features of these infections," researchers in Israel report. According to investigators, "The epidemiological investigation commenced during the outbreak and thereafter. The patient's data were collected retrospectively and a case control study was used to analyze the...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2006-03-03)
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