| Literature DB >> 12734288 |
Benu Dhawan1, Richard Bonnet, N K Shukla, Purva Mathur, Bimal K Das, Arti Kapil.
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We report a case of postsurgical wound infection of polymicrobial etiology caused by Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa following the use of a radial forearm free flap for oncological tongue reconstruction. S. marcescens was a producer of SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL). This is the first report from India of this ESBL. S. marcescens and P. aeruginosa were resistant to the empirical perioperative antibiotics administered. Delay in the recognition of the type of infection and in the institution of appropriate therapy resulted in total loss of the free flap.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12734288 PMCID: PMC154676 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2233-2234.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948