title: [Frequency of Serratia sp in urine infections of intern patients in the Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Fortaleza].
abstract: In the present time the Serratia is considered an important human pathogen, which has been found as causal agent of nosocomial infections mainly urine infections. We verify the frequency of the Serratia sp in urine samples, in intern patients. Were studied 1197 urine samples, this study show 15 positive for the Serratia sp. The species found were: 7 Serratia liquefaciens (46,7%), 5 Serratia odorífera (33,3%) and 3 Serratia rubidaea (20%).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. menezes@ufc.br
authors.forename: Everardo Albuquerque
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Fabrizio Coelho
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cezafar
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro de Sena
authors.initials: Mdo S
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Maria Valdenir Abreu de Paula
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Francisco Afrânio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012705:Serratia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*