A Typical Case of Cross-Acquisition? the Importance of Genotypic Characterization of Bacterial Strains

J. Marc Bonten, Carlo A. Gaillard, Frank H. Van Tiel, Siebe Van Der Geest, Ellen E Stobberingh

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Abstract

A 33-year-old trauma patient died of Serratia marcescens pneumonia and septic shock. Isolates from this patient were phenotypically identical to strains isolated from the only other intensive care unit patient colonized with S marcescens. Although cross-acquisition was suspected strongly, serotyping and plasmid analysis demonstrated that the isolates were genotypically different, underscoring the importance of genotypic characterization (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995;16:415-416). © 1995, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)415-416
Number of pages2
JournalInfection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume16
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Keywords

  • Adult Cross Infection Genotype Humans Pneumonia, Bacterial Serotyping Serratia Infections Serratia marcescens Shock, Septic Time Factors

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