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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-416 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- Adult Cross Infection Genotype Humans Pneumonia, Bacterial Serotyping Serratia Infections Serratia marcescens Shock, Septic Time Factors