Acquisition of Multidrug-ResistantSerratia marcescensby Critically Ill Patients Who Consumed Tap Water During Receipt of Oral Medication
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 27 (7) , 774-777
- https://doi.org/10.1086/504445
Abstract
We describe an outbreak of multidrug-resistantSerratia marcescensinfection and colonization involving adults admitted to a surgical intensive care unit. Examination of the outbreak revealed epidemiological evidence that consumption of tap water from a contaminated faucet during receipt of oral medication was the mechanism ofS. marcescensacquisition.Keywords
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