title: Fatal pneumonia due to Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bollet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grimont
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gainnier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geissler
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sainty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Micco
mesh_terms: 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