Serratia infection risk factors
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Overview
Common risk factors for the development of Serratia infection include recent surgery (head, abdominal, ocular, genitourinary, or cardiac valve replacement), recent instrumentation, recent procedures (bronchoscopy, urinary catheterization), mechanical ventilation, recent trauma or burn, blood transfusions, diabetes mellitus, use of contact lenses, and IV drug use.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Risk Factors
Risk factors for the development of Serratia infection include:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Parenteral feeding
- Mechanical ventilation
- Bronchoscopy
- Head trauma
- Recent head, abdominal, ocular, or genitourinary surgery
- Surgical scar
- Recent burn
- Recent cellulitis, phlebitis, or other skin infection
- Cardiac valve replacement
- Blood transfusions
- Catheter placement
- Diabetes mellitus
- Urinary tract obstruction
- IV Drug use
- Use of contact lenses
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ostrowsky BE, Whitener C, Bredenberg HK, Carson LA, Holt S, Hutwagner L; et al. (2002). "Serratia marcescens bacteremia traced to an infused narcotic". N Engl J Med. 346 (20): 1529–37. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa012370. PMID 12015392.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sunenshine RH, Tan ET, Terashita DM, Jensen BJ, Kacica MA, Sickbert-Bennett EE; et al. (2007). "A multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infection associated with contaminated intravenous magnesium sulfate from a compounding pharmacy". Clin Infect Dis. 45 (5): 527–33. doi:10.1086/520664. PMID 17682984.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Horcajada JP, Martínez JA, Alcón A, Marco F, De Lazzari E, de Matos A; et al. (2006). "Acquisition of multidrug-resistant Serratia marcescens by critically ill patients who consumed tap water during receipt of oral medication". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 27 (7): 774–7. doi:10.1086/504445. PMID 16807859.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mills J, Drew D (1976). "Serratia marcescens endocarditis: a regional illness associated with intravenous drug abuse". Ann Intern Med. 84 (1): 29–35. PMID 1106290.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pinna A, Usai D, Sechi LA, Carta A, Zanetti S (2011). "Detection of virulence factors in Serratia strains isolated from contact lens-associated corneal ulcers". Acta Ophthalmol. 89 (4): 382–7. doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01689.x. PMID 19845561.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Friedman ND, Peterson NB, Sumner WT, Alexander BD (2003). "Spontaneous dermal abscesses and ulcers as a result of Serratia marcescens". J Am Acad Dermatol. 49 (2 Suppl Case Reports): S193–4. doi:10.1067/mjd.2003.312. PMID 12894121.