Outbreak of neonatal infection by an endemic clone of Serratia marcescens

Outbreak of neonatal infection by an endemic clone of Serratia marcescens

INTRODUCTION: The outbreak occurred between February and June 2006 and included identification of the cases, analysis of medical records, cultures from environmental sources, resistance analyses and genotyping profile of Serratia marcescens. METHODS: The cultures were composed of 13 blood isolates,...

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Main Authors: Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Raimundo Gladson Corrêa Carvalho, Irna Carla do Rosário Souza Carneiro, Josiane Lílian de Sousa Lima, Cintya de Oliveira Sousa, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Lena Líllian Canto de Sá, Flávia Corrêa Bastos
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Serratia marcescens
Surto
Infecção hospitalar
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