title: Nosocomial septicemia caused by Serratia plymuthica.
abstract: We report a case of nosocomial septicemia in a 79-year-old patient caused by Serratia plymuthica with no evident focus of infection. The patient was treated with gentamicin (40 mg every 8 h) during 10 days; clinical resolution of the infection was obtained after the 10-day treatment period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Limia
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alarcón
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Del Rey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Brea
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012705:Serratia / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins