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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Vanni T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654954 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature