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  • Title: Serratia marcescens sepsis outbreak caused by contaminated propofol.
    Author: Cilli F, Nazli-Zeka A, Arda B, Sipahi OR, Aksit-Barik S, Kepeli N, Ozinel MA, Gulay Z, Ulusoy S.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 2019 May; 47(5):582-584. PubMed ID: 30527282.
    Abstract:
    We presented a sepsis outbreak caused by Serratia marcescens from contaminated propofol to raise awareness. Three patients had sepsis syndrome after chest surgery. Isolation of S marcescens from patients' respiratory and blood samples alerted us to a possible outbreak. Four syringes filled with propofol and 1 saline solution yielded S marcescens. Nine of 10 isolates from samples of patients and environment genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were the same. Disobeying aseptic injection rules of propofol is still causing outbreaks.
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