589. Late Onset Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Identified Through Whole Genome Sequencing — Connecticut, 2020–2024
Lambert M, Jones S, Mueller K, Maloney M, Perera N, Incekara K, Petit S, Ramachandran V, Grossman M, Valderrama A, Chochua S, McGee L, Metcalf B, Schrag S, Sosa L. 589. Late Onset Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Identified Through Whole Genome Sequencing — Connecticut, 2020–2024. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.184. PMCID: PMC11778314, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitGroup B streptococciGroup B Streptococcus isolatesWhole-genome sequencingIntensive care unitLate-onset diseaseOutbreak-related casesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsColonized infantsCare unitColon screeningGroup B streptococcus colonizationActive Bacterial Core surveillance programIntegration of whole genome sequencingDepartment of Public HealthAssessment of infection preventionDays of lifeIPC gapsLOD casesNeonatal sepsisB streptococciReview of dataConnecticut Department of Public HealthOutbreak-relatedIllness onset
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