Postoperative<i>Serratia marcescens</i>Wound Infections Traced to an Out‐of‐Hospital Source

J. Passaro, Douglas; Waring, Lyn; W. Armstrong, Robert; Bolding, Fern; Bouvier, Brenda; Rosenberg, Jon; W. Reingold, Arthur; McQuitty, Mari; Philpott, Sean; R. Jarvis, William; Benson Werner, S.; S. Tompkins, Lucy; J. Vugia, Duc

doi:10.1086/514008

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PostoperativeSerratia marcescensWound Infections Traced to an Out‐of‐Hospital Source

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Apr 1, 1997

Authors:

Douglas J. Passaro

Lyn Waring

Robert W. Armstrong

Abstract

From 25 August to 28 September 1994, 7 cardiovascular surgery (CVS) patients at a California hospital acquired postoperative Serratia marcescens infections, and 1 died. To identify the outbreak source, a cohort study was done of all 55 adults who underwent CVS at the hospital during the outbreak. Sp...

Subject

Serratia marcescens

Outbreak

Medicine

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