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An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections in a neonatal unit.

P J Smith, D S Brookfield, D A Shaw, J Gray.   

Abstract

Over a 15-month period 732 babies were admitted to a neonatal unit, and Serratia marcescens was isolated from 153 (21%). In one-fifth (34) a clinical infection (9 major and 25 minor) developed. Major infection was associated with high mortality and morbidity and 2 cases presented after the neonatal period. No environmental reservoir was found. Colonised symptom-free neonates were considered to be the source, with transmission by staff-baby contact despite adequate hand-washing. Overcrowding was believed to be responsible for the difficulties experienced in eradicating this transmission.

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Year:  1984        PMID： 6140453     DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90074-6

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Lancet        ISSN： 0140-6736            Impact factor:   79.321


  13 in total

1.  Use of molecular typing to study the epidemiology of Serratia marcescens.

Authors:  A McGeer; D E Low; J Penner; J Ng; C Goldman; A E Simor
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1990-01       Impact factor: 5.948

2.  Outbreak of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal unit.

Authors:  J Royle; S Halasz; G Eagles; G Gilbert; D Dalton; P Jelfs; D Isaacs
Journal:  Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed       Date:  1999-01       Impact factor: 5.747

Review 3.  Serratia infections: from military experiments to current practice.

Authors:  Steven D Mahlen
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2011-10       Impact factor: 26.132

4.  Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing to study an outbreak of infection due to Serratia marcescens in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Authors:  G Miranda; C Kelly; F Solorzano; B Leanos; R Coria; J E Patterson
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1996-12       Impact factor: 5.948

5.  Ribotyping provides efficient differentiation of nosocomial Serratia marcescens isolates in a pediatric hospital.

Authors:  E H Bingen; P Mariani-Kurkdjian; N Y Lambert-Zechovsky; P Desjardins; E Denamur; Y Aujard; E Vilmer; J Elion
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1992-08       Impact factor: 5.948

6.  Epidemic outbreak of Serratia marcescens infection in a cardiac surgery unit.

Authors:  I Wilhelmi; J C Bernaldo de Quirós; J Romero-Vivas; J Duarte; E Rojo; E Bouza
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1987-07       Impact factor: 5.948

7.  Brain abscesses after Serratia marcescens infection on a neonatal intensive care unit: differences on serial imaging.

Authors:  A Messerschmidt; D Prayer; M Olischar; A Pollak; R Birnbacher
Journal:  Neuroradiology       Date:  2004-01-16       Impact factor: 2.804

8.  Analysis of epidemiologic markers of nosocomial Serratia marcescens isolates with special reference to the Grimont biotyping system.

Authors:  J Sifuentes-Osornio; G M Ruiz-Palacios; D H Gröschel
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1986-02       Impact factor: 5.948

9.  Use of PCR to study epidemiology of Serratia marcescens isolates in nosocomial infection.

Authors:  P Y Liu; Y J Lau; B S Hu; J M Shir; M H Cheung; Z Y Shi; W S Tsai
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1994-08       Impact factor: 5.948

10.  Increased resistance to amikacin in a neonatal unit following intensive amikacin usage.

Authors:  I R Friedland; E Funk; M Khoosal; K P Klugman
Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother       Date:  1992-08       Impact factor: 5.191
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