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  • Title: Serratia marcescens bacteremia because of contaminated prefilled heparin and saline syringes: a multi-state report.
    Author: Chemaly RF, Rathod DB, Sikka MK, Hayden MK, Hutchins M, Horn T, Tarrand J, Adachi J, Nguyen K, Trenholme G, Raad I.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 2011 Aug; 39(6):521-4. PubMed ID: 21492963.
    Abstract:
    A national outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia because of contaminated prefilled heparin and saline syringes led to their recall. We evaluated the clinical impact of this outbreak in 57 patients at 3 centers. All patients were symptomatic and were treated with intravenous antibiotics with a fatal outcome in 1 patient.
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