An outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia after general anesthesia

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 733-739

  Sebert, Michael E ^a   Manning, Mary Lou ^a   McGowan, Karin L ^a   Alpern, Elizabeth R ^a   Bell, Louis M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; INFUSION FLUID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIANS; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0036912254     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502003     Document Type: Article

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