Severe Acute Infection Due to Serratia marcescens Causing Respiratory Distress in An Immunocompetent Adult

The role of Serratia marcescens changed from a harmless saprophytic microorganism to an important opportunistic human pathogen. It often causes nosocomial device-associated outbreaks and rarely serious invasive community acquired infections. We present a case of a community-acquired Serratia marcesc...

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Main Authors: Ruiz-Sada Pablo, Escalante Mikel, Lizarralde Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0013