An outbreak of Serratia marcescens septicemia in neonates.
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چکیده
Serratia marcescens is a well recognized nosocomial pathogen. We report an outbreak with this organism in 8 neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Seven cases were treated successfully with meropenem after the failure of imipenem treatment. Although they have similar anti-microbial effects, meropenem can effectively treat the S. marcescens sepsis resistant to imipenem.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 46 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009