Serratia species are gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacteriaceae that cause hospital-acquired infection. Numerous outbreaks have been reported in association with medical devices and neonatal intensive care unit. S. marcescens strains that have been involved in outbreaks have often been resistant to multiple antibiotics.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Other bacterial diseases
1C41 Bacterial infection of unspecified site
H00303 Serratia infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H00303 Serratia infection
Infections caused by S. marcescens may be difficult to treat because of resistance to a variety of antibiotics, including ampicillin and first and second generation cephalosporins.
