EOC 58 - Are Sink Drains the Hidden Reservoirs Driving Serratia Marcescens Transmission in the NICU?

Monday, June 16, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT

Location: Kiosk 4

Presenter(s)

Adrienne N. Chestang, BS, MPH, HACP-IC

Infection Preventionist
Memorial Hermann Woodlands Hospital

Yvana Rivera Sirtoli, MPH CIC HACP-IC

Regional Manager Infection Prevention
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
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Misti Ellsworth, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director of Infection Prevention
UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
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Elizabeth Kutchback, MBA, BSN, RNC-NIC

Director Children's Services
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
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Tara Kroeger, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN-Neo, RNC-ONQS

Program Manager Children's Services
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
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Amanda Gibson, n/a

Director Environmental Services
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
Denise Phillips, BS CIC (she/her/hers)

Infection Preventionist
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
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Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, FECMM, MD

Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas,

Disclosure(s):

Adrienne N. Chestang, BS, MPH, HACP-IC: No financial relationships to disclose

Yvana Rivera Sirtoli, MPH CIC HACP-IC: No financial relationships to disclose

Misti Ellsworth, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Elizabeth Kutchback, MBA, BSN, RNC-NIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Tara Kroeger, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN-Neo, RNC-ONQS: No financial relationships to disclose

Amanda Gibson, n/a: No financial relationships to disclose

Denise Phillips, BS CIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, FECMM, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Conduct an investigation following an increase in Serratia marcescens in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a disinfectant agent in reducing the spread of Serratia marcescens in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Identify the environmental reservoirs that contribute to the spread of Serratia marcescens in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.