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1Department of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Abstract:
An outbreak of nosocomial infection due to multiple-resistant Salmonella Group "G' infection in a neonatal intensive care unit in a temporary ward is reported. It started with five cases of Septicaemia and one case of meningitis over a period of about six weeks. Investigation of the outbreak resulted in isolation of a multiple-resistant Salmonella Group G from the rectal swab of 21 out of 72 babies (29%). Surveillance culture from staff yielded two fully-sensitive salmonella species. Stool culture from mother of colonised babies were all negative. Environmental cultures from the nursery grew multiple-resistant Salmonella Group G from three of four incubator mattresses and also from the radiant warmer. Institution of strict aseptic measures, followed by closure of the ward was able to stop the epidemic.
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