Authors: H J Engel P J Collignon P T Whiting K J Kennedy
Publish Date: 2009/02/05
Volume: 28, Issue: 7, Pages: 821-824
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to determine the population incidence and clinical features of Serratia sp bacteremia in Canberra Australia Demographic and clinical data were collected prospectively for episodes of Serratia sp bacteremia over a 10year period and was confined to Canberra residents using residential postal codes Thirtyeight episodes of Serratia sp bacteremia occurred with a yearly incidence of 103 per 100000 population The majority of episodes occurred in males 68 The respiratory tract was the most common focus of infection 21 Twentynine percent of episodes were communityassociated A further 18 of episodes had their onset in the community but were healthcareassociated The 7day and 6month mortality rates were 5 and 37 respectively Antibiotic resistance to gentamicin 3 and ciprofloxacin 0 was low Serratia sp bacteremia is more common than generally appreciated with a large proportion 47 of episodes having their onset in the community
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