Antibiotic-resistant Serratia marcescens infection in a hospital.
S Afr Med J
; 55(15): 584-7, 1979 Apr 07.
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ABSTRACT
Over a 12-month period, 74 isolates of Serratia marcescens were obtained from various sources at Tygerberg Hospital. The majority of these isolates were from catheterized patients with urinary tract infections, and were non-pigmented and resistant to all antibiotics tested, excepting amikacin and neomycin. All isolates transferred resistance to tobramycin, gentamicin and tetracycline by conjugation to Escherichia coli recipients as separate markers at low frequency. A non-self-transmissible plasmid conferring resistance to kanamycin, ampicillin and gentamicin was mobilized from Serratia species to E. coli, and became fully self-transmissible in subsequent matings.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serratia marcescens
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Infecção Hospitalar
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
S Afr Med J
Ano de publicação:
1979
Tipo de documento:
Article