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Outbreak of bloodstream infections because of Serratia marcescens in a pediatric department.
American journal of infection control - 1 Feb 2012
Iosifidis Elias, Farmaki Evangelia, Nedelkopoulou Natalia, Tsivitanidou Maria, Kaperoni Maria, Pentsoglou Vassiliki, Pournaras Spyros, Athanasiou-Metaxa Miranta, Roilides Emmanuel
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BACKGROUND: Serratia marcescens can cause health care-associated infections. We herewith report the investigation and control of an outbreak of S marcescens bloodstream infections (BSI) in a general pediatric department. METHODS: From April to May 2009, temporally related cases of S marcescens BS...
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