A fatal case of septicemia caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Serratia marcescens; a case report from a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
There has been an increase in hospital acquired infections due to organisms like Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp and other members of enterobacteriaceae. Serratia spp. is now emerging as an important nosocomial pathogen with the ability to rapidly spread in the hospital environment. Outbreak due to Serratia spp. have been reported especially in the neonatal age group. However,we are reporting a fatal case where an adult man succumbed to his illness due to multidrug resistant (MDR) Serratia marcesens septicemia in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Keywords: Serratia marcescens, septicemia, multidrug resistant.
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Priyanka Chaskar, Rakesh K Mahajan, Preeti Madan, Charoo Hans
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