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. 1989 Feb;102(1):69–74. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800029691

A hospital outbreak of Serratia marcescens in neurosurgical patients.

A M Lewis 1, J R Stephenson 1, J Garner 1, F Afshar 1, S Tabaqchali 1
PMCID: PMC2249315  PMID: 2645154

Abstract

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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