| H00303 | |
| H number | H00303 |
| Name | Serratia infection |
| Description | Serratia species are gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacteriaceae that cause hospital-acquired infection. Numerous outbreaks have been reported in association with medical devices and neonatal intensive care unit. S. marcescens strains that have been involved in outbreaks have often been resistant to multiple antibiotics. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Serratia marcescens [GN:smar] Serratia proteamaculans [GN:spe] Serratia liquefaciens |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Infections caused by S. marcescens may be difficult to treat because of resistance to a variety of antibiotics, including ampicillin and first and second generation cephalosporins. |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1C41 ICD-10: A49.8 MeSH: D016868 |
| Reference | PMID:21976608 AUTHORS Mahlen SD TITLE Serratia infections: from military experiments to current practice. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Rev 24:755-91 (2011) DOI:10.1128/CMR.00017-11 PMID:9368530 AUTHORS Hejazi A, Falkiner FR TITLE Serratia marcescens. JOURNAL J Med Microbiol 46:903-12 (1997) DOI:10.1099/00222615-46-11-903 PMID:9211156 AUTHORS van Ogtrop ML, van Zoeren-Grobben D, Verbakel-Salomons EM, van Boven CP TITLE Serratia marcescens infections in neonatal departments: description of an outbreak and review of the literature. JOURNAL J Hosp Infect 36:95-103 (1997) DOI:10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90115-8 |