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Critical Care Medicine |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
First Italian outbreak of VIM-producing Serratia marcescens in an adult polyvalent intensive care unit, August-October 2018
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Maria Rosaria Iovene, Vincenzo Pota, Massimiliano Galdiero, Giusy Corvino, Federica Maria Di Lella, Debora Stelitano, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Maria Caterina Pace, Aniello Alfieri, Sveva Di Franco, Caterina Aurilio, Pasquale Sansone, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas and Marco Fiore |
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| Corresponding Author |
Marco Fiore, MD, Academic Fellow, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza Miraglia 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@unicampania.it |
| Key Words |
Serratia marcescens; Carbapenamase; VIM; Intensive care unit; Outbreak; Case report |
| Core Tip |
An outbreak of VIM-producing Serratia marcescens occurred in patients admitted to the adult polyvalent intensive care unit of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” located in Naples. All the strains revealed the production of VIM. After three decades of carbapenem antibiotics use, the emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae has become a significant concern and is mandatory a stricter control to preserve its clinical application. This is, to our knowledge, the first outbreak of VIM-producing Serratia marcescens occurred in a European hospital. |
| Publish Date |
2019-11-08 04:22 |
| Citation |
Iovene MR, Pota V, Galdiero M, Corvino G, Di Lella FM, Stelitano D, Passavanti MB, Pace MC, Alfieri A, Di Franco S, Aurilio C, Sansone P, Niyas VKM, Fiore M. First Italian outbreak of VIM-producing Serratia marcescens in an adult polyvalent intensive care unit, August-October 2018. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(21): 3535-3548 |
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| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3535 |
