"Serratia marcescens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens. It is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D012706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.814.664 B03.660.250.150.720.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Serratia marcescens" by people in Profiles.
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Carbapenem Resistant Serratia marcescens Harboring blaOXA-48, armA and aac(6')-Ib-cr Genes: The First Baseline Study from Pakistan. Curr Microbiol. 2025 Jun 03; 82(7):321.
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia because of contaminated prefilled heparin and saline syringes: a multi-state report. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Aug; 39(6):521-4.
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Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 12; 169(18):1705-11.
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Serratia marcescens causing cervical necrotizing oropharyngitis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Mar; 73(3):467-73.
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A fitness cost associated with the antibiotic resistance enzyme SME-1 beta-lactamase. Genetics. 2007 Aug; 176(4):2381-92.
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An unusual case of chronic soft-tissue infection and more in a young infant. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2006 Jan; 17(1):4, 46-9.
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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis caused by Serratia marcescens in a 2 year old. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Dec; 18(6):433-5.
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Doxycycline inhibition of interleukin-1 in the corneal epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Aug; 41(9):2544-57.
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The NucE and NucD lysis proteins are not essential for secretion of the Serratia marcescens extracellular nuclease. Microbiology (Reading). 1999 May; 145 ( Pt 5):1209-1216.
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Epidemiological analysis defining concurrent outbreaks of Serratia marcescens and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive-care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Dec; 19(12):924-8.