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A hospital outbreak of Serratia marcescens in neurosurgical patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A.M. Lewis ,
J.R. Stephenson ,
J. Garner ,
F. Afshar  and
S. Tabaqchali
A.M. Lewis
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
J.R. Stephenson
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
J. Garner
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
F. Afshar
Affiliation:
1Departments of Neurological Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
S. Tabaqchali
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
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We report an outbreak of serious infections with Serratia marcescens in patients on a neurosurgery ward. The epidemiological investigations undertaken are described. Features of outbreaks of infection with serratia and control measures are discussed.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 69 - 74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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