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73753

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7983
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Infections due to Serratia marcescens were studied in 23 different hospitals. A retrospective study was done in 4 hospitals; all isolates were compared by serological typing, antibiograms, bacteriocin production, and bacteriocin sensitivity. 2 of the hospitals were having cross-infection problems due to antibiotic-resistant strains, but the other 2 had little or no cross-infection. Outbreaks were studied in 19 other hospitals. 9 of these outbreaks were classified as "common source" since contaminated "sterile solutions" were incriminated as the cause in each. One hospital had a "pseudo-outbreak," in which Serratia from E.D.T.A. blood-collecting tubes contaminated blood-cultures as they were collected. All 10 of these strains from common-source outbreaks were generally sensitive to antibiotics. Outbreaks in 9 other hospitals resulted from cross-infection and were caused by strains which were very resistant to antibiotics. Guidelines for detecting outbreaks are given and control measures are suggested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of Serratia outbreaks in hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study