Outbreak of postoperative empyema caused by Serratia marcescens in a thoracic surgery unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 226-229

  Ulu Kilic, A ^a   Parkan, O ^a   Ersoy, S ^a   Koc, D ^a   Percin, D ^a   Onal, O ^a   Metan, G ^a   Alp, E ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Postoperative empyema; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPYEMA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PLEURA FLUID; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE EMPYEMA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUCTION; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84885858907     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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