Fatal Serratia marcescens meningitis and myocarditis in a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 789-790

  Johnson, J S ^a   Croall, J ^a   Power, J S F ^b   Armstrong, G R ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter urine; Meningitis; Myocarditis; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0031753288     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.10.789     Document Type: Article

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