Severe Skin Infections Due to Serratia marcescens

[Skin infection due to Serratia marcescens in an immunocompetent patient].

Skin Abscess due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient after Receiving a Tattoo

The incidence of skin infections caused by Serratia marcescens is extremely low and such infections are typically observed in immunocompromised patients. The clinical manifestations of these infections include cellulitis, abscesses, fluctuant nodules, or granulomatous lesions. Infections caused by S. marcescens are very difficult to treat due to their resistance to many antibiotics, which often...

Serratia marcescens outbreak due to contaminated 2% aqueous chlorhexidine.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections outbreak is described, as well as the epidemiological study that linked the outbreak to the use of 2% aqueous chlorhexidine antiseptic. METHOD In late November 2014 an increasing incidence of S. marcescens isolates was detected in patients treated in the emergency department. It was considered a possible outbreak, and an...

Marvelous but Morbid: Infective endocarditis due to Serratia marcescens.

A 46-year-old man with HIV infection and active intravenous drug use presented with approximately two weeks of fevers and body aches. On physical examination he was somnolent, had a new systolic murmur, bilateral conjunctival hemorrhages, diffuse petechiae, and left-sided arm weakness. Echocardiography revealed a large mitral valve vegetation and brain imaging demonstrated numerous embolic infa...

Severe Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in an Immunocompetent Patient

Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Serratia marcescens in immunocompetent patients without risk factors are extremely rare. Here, we report a case of septic arthritis and severe adjacent osteomyelitis of the tibia due to Serratia marcescens in a diabetic community-dweller patient. The patient had no contact with healthcare workers or facilities and had no chronic disease except for poorl...