Genome-oriented outbreak management reveals the first detection of concurrent transmissions of Serratia sarumanii and Serratia bockelmannii in a neonatal department
WGS-based analysis revealed a prolonged outbreak involving newly classified non-pigmented Serratia spp. - S. bockelmannii and S. sarumanii - through conventional mass spectrometry. This highlights the importance of routinely implementing WGS to accurately track transmission and implement effective infection control measures.
Authors
- Levin Joe Klages (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1634-3705)
- Christian Rückert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-4435)
- Anja Eichner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-8583)
- T. Busche
- Jürgen H. Fritsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6909-6096)
- Bärbel Kieninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-6684)
- Wulf Schneider‐Brachert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-2923)
- Jörn Kalinowski
- Andreas Ambrosch
- Anca Rath
- Sven M. Wellmann
- Annette Keller-Wackerbauer
- Michael Kabesch
Institutions
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Kinderklinik Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.12.008
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00