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Outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Serratia marcescens in an intensive care unit

We present the investigation and control of an extensively drug-resistant Serratia marcescens outbreak in a 30-bed intensive care unit (ICU). Within 6 weeks, 4 critically ill trauma patients were infected by the same strain. Intensive containment measures limited the spread of this strain while sust...

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Main Authors: Tazio Vanni (Author), Letícia Olivier Sudbrack (Author), Tatiana Amabile de Campos (Author), Rafael Nakamura da Silva (Author), André Pitondo da Silva (Author), Rodrigo Pereira Estefani (Author), Tatyana Botelho de Oliveira (Author), Paulo Henrique Caixeta Canedo (Author), Ricardo Domingues Guzman (Author), Jordana Rey Laureto (Author), Julival Fagundes Ribeiro (Author)
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Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We present the investigation and control of an extensively drug-resistant Serratia marcescens outbreak in a 30-bed intensive care unit (ICU). Within 6 weeks, 4 critically ill trauma patients were infected by the same strain. Intensive containment measures limited the spread of this strain while sustaining the capacity of the trauma ICU.
Item Description:10.1017/ash.2023.454
2732-494X

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