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Serratia marcescens sepsicemia; Nosocomial outbreak.
Ran kung Nam, Jun Hee Sul, Chang Jun Coe, Pyung Kil Kim, Duk Jin Yun, Young Nam Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1980;23(11):901-910.   Published online November 15, 1980
An outbreak of nosocomial infections caused by Serratia marcescens is described. There were 40 bacterial isolates from 21 patients during a 3 month period at pediatric ward and sick baby room. Bacterial cultures from blood revealed positive in 19 patients out of 21, but one from urine and the other from bronchial secretions. 16 cases among 19 Serratia septicemia were...