Serratia odorifera biogroup 1 causing an invasive human infection.
Serratia odorifera biogroup 1 was isolated from the blood and urine of an alcoholic male with cirrhosis and signs of septic shock. The organism is rarely reported to occur in clinical specimens. This is the first case in which the organism was found to be responsible for invasive human infection.
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Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612.
D000368:Aged; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012705:Serratia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology