title: [Utility of serotyping in the study of Serratia marcescens infections in Strasbourg Hospitals (author's transl)].
abstract: A total of 1,499 Serratia marcescens strains were isolated in Strasbourg University Hospital within a period of three years. Serotyping could split this collection into 37 different serotypes. Two serotypes (014:H12 and 013:H17) were responsible for a persistent S. marcescens endemic. Serotype 014:H12 was mostly recovered from sputa, whereas serotype 013:H17 was mostly recovered from urine. These two serotypes had different antibiotic resistance patterns.
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Intérêt de la sérotypie dans l'étude d'infections à Serratia marcescens observées dans les hôpitaux de Strasbourg.