Open AccessSerratia marcescensBacteremia Traced to an Infused Narcotic
Author(s) -
Belinda Ostrowsky,
Cynthia Whitener,
Helen K. Bredenberg,
Loretta A. Carson,
Stacey C. Holt,
Lori Hutwagner,
Matthew J. Arduino,
William R. Jarvis
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa012370
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , serratia marcescens , odds ratio , fentanyl , intensive care unit , anesthesia , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , biology , gene
From June 30, 1998, through March 21, 1999, several patients in the surgical intensive care unit of a hospital acquired Serratia marcescens bacteremia. We investigated this outbreak.
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