Fatal pneumonia due to Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora.
Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora was isolated from several samples (blood cultures, tracheal aspirates, pleural effusion) from a patient with pneumonia. This is the first clinical isolate and the first documented human infection caused by this organism.
Bollet
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Laboratoire de Microbiologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille, France.
Grimont
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Gainnier
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Geissler
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Sainty
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De Micco
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D000328:Adult; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012705:Serratia / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity