title: Relapse of Serratia marcescens sternal osteitis 15 years after the first episode.
abstract: Sternal osteitis, a potential consequence of cardiac surgery, remains rare. The bacteria involved belong mostly to the genus Staphylococcus. Sternal infections caused by Serratia marcescens are exceptional. We report an unusual recurrence of sternal infection with S. marcescens, 15 years after the initial episode. The identities of the isolates were determined by genomic analysis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU de Nantes, 9 quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes Cedex 01, France.
authors.forename: Axelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paquin
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepelletier
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leprince
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chamoux
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Treilhaud
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Despins
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reynaud
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corvec
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
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