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Microbiologic and Clinical Epidemiologic Characteristics of the Chicago Subset of a Multistate Outbreak of Serratia marcescens Bacteremia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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We describe 22 patients from a multistate outbreak of Serraría marcescens bacteremia that was linked to contaminated prefilled syringes of heparin and saline supplied by 1 manufacturer. Contents of unused syringes were cultured in pools samples from 25 (5.3%) of 472 syringes grew S. marcescens. Despite good clinical outcomes overall, patients had substantial morbidity.
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