1. Serratia rubidaea as an invasive pathogen.
- Author
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Ursua PR, Unzaga MJ, Melero P, Iturburu I, Ezpeleta C, and Cisterna R
- Subjects
- Anti-Bacterial Agents, Biliary Tract Neoplasms complications, Cholangitis complications, Cholangitis etiology, Drug Therapy, Combination therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Sepsis complications, Sepsis etiology, Serratia classification, Serratia isolation & purification, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia Infections drug therapy, Species Specificity, Serratia pathogenicity, Serratia Infections etiology
- Abstract
Serratia rubidaea biotype 1 was isolated from the bile and blood of a patient with a bile tract carcinoma obstructing the common bile duct and who underwent invasive procedures. The infection was cleared after adequate treatment with antibiotics.
- Published
- 1996
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