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Multifactorial origin of high incidence of Serratia marcescens in a cardio-thoracic ICU: analysis of risk factors and epidemiological characteristics.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jun 2008
de Boer M G J, Brunsveld-Reinders A H, Salomons E M A, Dijkshoorn L, Bernards A T, van den Berg P C M, van den Broek P J
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OBJECTIVE: A four-fold increase in the incidence of Serratia marcescens occurred in a cardio-thoracic ICU within a 13-month period. Clinical, epidemiological and molecular characteristics were analysed to elucidate the outbreak's origin. METHODS: Epidemiological data were analysed by mapping clustered cases; isolates were genotyped by AFLP analysis. A case-control study was performed to identify risk factors for...
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