Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)

Outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Serratia marcescens in an intensive care unit

  • Tazio Vanni,
  • Letícia Olivier Sudbrack,
  • Tatiana Amabile de Campos,
  • Rafael Nakamura da Silva,
  • André Pitondo da Silva,
  • Rodrigo Pereira Estefani,
  • Tatyana Botelho de Oliveira,
  • Paulo Henrique Caixeta Canedo,
  • Ricardo Domingues Guzman,
  • Jordana Rey Laureto,
  • Julival Fagundes Ribeiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.454
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3

Abstract

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We present the investigation and control of an extensively drug-resistant Serratia marcescens outbreak in a 30-bed intensive care unit (ICU). Within 6 weeks, 4 critically ill trauma patients were infected by the same strain. Intensive containment measures limited the spread of this strain while sustaining the capacity of the trauma ICU.