Outbreak of Serratia marcescens postsurgical bloodstream infection due to contaminated intravenous pain control fluids

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Chiang, Ping Cherng ^a   Wu, Tsu Lan ^a,b   Kuo, An Jing ^a,b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Chung, Ting Ying ^a   Lin, Chun Sui ^a   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^a,b   Su, Lin Hui ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Contaminated intravenous fluids; Fentanyl; Postsurgical infection; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; FENTANYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTAMINATED INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS; FENTANYL; POSTSURGICAL INFECTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881547251     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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