Serratia rubidaea as an invasive pathogen.
Serratia rubidaea biotype 1 was isolated from the bile and blood of a patient with a bile tract carcinoma obstructing the common bile duct and who underwent invasive procedures. The infection was cleared after adequate treatment with antibiotics.
Ursua
P R
PR
Department of Microbiology, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain.
Unzaga
M J
MJ
Melero
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P
Iturburu
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Ezpeleta
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Cisterna
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D012705:Serratia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013045:Species Specificity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents