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Table 1 Results of sampling procedures

From: Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: crucial role of implementing hand hygiene among external consultants

Sampling procedure

Number of patients

Number of positive patients

Number of samples

Only ocular positive

Only rectal positive

Both positive

Clone A

Clone B

(not previously tested)

(not previously resulted positive)

 

(not previously isolated)

(not previously isolated)

(not previously isolated)

1

21 (20)

1

63

-

(1)

-

1

-

2

19 (5)

4 (3)

57

-

3 (2)

(1)

5

-

3

20 (10)

12 (11)

60

(2)

5 (4)

(5)

16

1

4

19 (11)

8 (3)

57

-

5 (1)

3 (2)

4

7

5

20 (18)

-

60

-

-

-

-

-

Total

99 (65)

25 (18)

297

2

14 (8)

9 (8)

26

8