1193. Disinfection of the Sink Drains to Reduce a Source of <i>Serratia marcescens</i> During Infection Outbreaks in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Abstract
Abstract Background Sink drains are known reservoirs of pathogens and have been associated with multiple nosocomial outbreaks. In this study, the distribution of Serratia marcescens was investigated within the sink environment of a NICU and in colonized or infected newborns. The effect of different types of drain disinfection on bacterial concentration and on the detection of Serratia marcescens in sink drains was also investigated. Methods Sink drains from a NICU were sampled: 20 drains sampled for 6 weeks in the first year and 28 drains sampled for 5 months in the second year. S. marcescens isolated from positive patients were collected. A high-throughput short sequence typing (HiSST) method was developed to identify S. marcescens and compare strains and environmental DNA from sink drains with 56 clinical strains from 5 nosocomial outbreaks. Five interventions were tested: self-disinfecting drains, hot water disinfection, chlorine disinfection, steam disinfection and hot tap water flushing. Bacterial concentration of samples was measured in culture and flow cytometry and the HiSST method was used to identify S. marcescens. Results During the first and second sampling campaigns, 40% and 60% of sink drain samples were positive for S. marcescens with a moderate genotype diversity (1 to 11 different STs). The genotype profile of the 56 clinical strains was heterogeneous (26 STs). Four distinct STs were retrieved in 8 sinks after detection in patients whereas 1 ST was detected in a sink before detection in patient. Some environmental and clinical strains were found in drains for up to a year after the first sampling campaign. Each tested drain intervention reduced culturable bacteria (4-8 log) and viable bacteria (2-3 log), except for chlorine. The self-disinfecting drains, hot water and steam disinfection were able to remove temporarily S. marcescens from the drains. Conclusion The high genotypic diversity of the clinical strains suggests diffuse sources of S. marcescens within the NICU likely to cause nosocomial infection outbreaks. The self-disinfecting drains, hot water and steam disinfection seem to be the best methods to reduce bacterial concentration in drains and eliminate S. marcescens in the short term, thus limiting the risk of pathogens spread from the sink environment to patients. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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