| use of molecular typing to study the epidemiology of serratia marcescens. | although serratia marcescens is a well-known nosocomial pathogen, investigation of its hospital ecology has been limited by the lack of available typing techniques. during an investigation of the occurrence of this organism in a neonatal intensive care unit, we evaluated a number of such techniques. using a selective medium, we conducted prospective surveillance of neonatal rectal colonization and environmental contamination with s. marcescens. in 8 months of surveillance, 5.1% (20 of 394) of th ... | 1990 | 2405015 |
| molecular and epidemiologic study of multiresistant serratia marcescens infections in a spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit. | between march 1984 and february 1986, ten patients admitted to a spinal cord injury/stroke rehabilitation unit became bacteriuric with a strain of serratia marcescens resistant to ampicillin, cephalothin, cefoxitin, ticarcillin, cotrimoxazole, gentamicin, and tobramycin. all the patients were catheterized, and in most, bacteriuria was asymptomatic. the organism was also recovered from their hospital environment (sinks, toilets, urine-collecting basins). analysis of total plasmid content of multi ... | 1988 | 3276639 |
| gram-negative urinary tract isolates in southwestern ontario. | | 1973 | 4571911 |
| serratia marcescens-a marker for an infection control program. | an infection control program was instituted at the victoria general hospital, an 800-bed acute care hospital, in july 1977. serratia marcescens had infected or colonized (i/c) 225 to 232 patients yearly for each of the three previous years. since this organism is usually acquired nosocomially, we decided to use serratia i/c as a marker for our infection control program. during the years 1977 to 1980, we identified and eliminated several reservoirs of serratia (contaminated urine measuring contai ... | 1982 | 7042625 |
| an outbreak of serratia marcescens associated with the anesthetic agent propofol. | in october 1999, 7 patients with postoperative infections caused by serratia marcescens were identified at a community hospital in ontario, canada. we describe the investigation of this outbreak. | 2001 | 11584257 |
| serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit related to the exit port of an oscillator. | objective:: to interrupt transmission of serratia marcescens colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit and determine the source of ongoing transmission. design:: multidisciplinary outbreak investigation and simulation of droplet generation by a high-frequency oscillator using fluorescent dye. setting:: level iii neonatal intensive care unit. patients:: very low birth weight premature infants with respiratory failure. interventions:: infection control interventions, pulsed-field gel electrop ... | 2011 | 21283042 |