Environmental cultures were negative for hospital equipment


Question - A 37 week old infant was delivered by cesarean section and discharged from a Connecticut hospital when he was ten days old.  Two days later he was lethargic and had a fever.  When he was readmitted to the hospital, he had multiple brain abscesses caused by C. diversus.  After a prolonged illness, the baby died.  A second infant with a normal pregnancy and delivery died of C. diversus meningitis after a short illness.  Nine infants in the hospital nursery had umbilical cord colonization by C. diversus.  Environmental cultures were negative for hospital equipment.  Provide a plan for identifying the source of infection and preventing further infection.

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