Serratia Marcescens- A Rare Opportunistic Nosocomial Pathogen and Measures to Limit its Spread in Hospitalized Patients

ABSTRACT Background: In November 2011, 6 patients who were in the ICU of the Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Medical Sciences and Research acquired an infection which was caused by Serratia marcescens. We investigated the cause of the increase in frequency of the isolation of Serratia marcesens f...

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Main Authors: Ashish Khanna, Menka Khanna, Aruna Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2737/13-%205010_E(C)_PF1(M)_F(P)_PF1(P)_PFA(P)_OLF(P)_PF1(SRP)_u_(P).pdf