Serratia marcescens bacteremia after carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Serratia Marcescens is a common, water-borne hospital colonizer. Respiratory secretions, wounds, and urine are frequently recognized areas of Serratia colonization. Serratia bacteremias usually occur nosocomially and are associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Serratia bacteremias may be primary or secondary from an identifiable source. Hospital-acquired S marcescens bacteremias have no known source in half of the cases. We present a case of nosocomial primary S marcescens bacteremia in a surgical patient successfully treated with levofloxacin.
Demetriou
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Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Cunha
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin