title: Serratia marcescens as a cause of postoperative infection in a total joint implant.
abstract: Serratia marcescens is a rare cause of musculoskeletal infections and osteomyelitis occurring most frequently in nosocomial infections, debilitated patients, drug addicts, and traumatic open wounds. It is rarely a cause of postoperative infection in elective surgery with only a few such cases being reported in the United States and European literature. The authors present a case of Serratia marcescens infection of a total joint implant from an apparent perioperative source and review the literature concerning this organism as a cause of infection in man.
authors.affiliation: Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Section of Podiatry, Illinois.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brink
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stuck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Streit
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sternberg
mesh_terms: D015313:Cefotetan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D012706:Serratia marcescens
chemical_list: D015313:Cefotetan