Infections Caused by Nonpigmented<i>Serratia</i>
Authors: CHARLES W. MAGNUSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 September 1966Infections Caused by Nonpigmented SerratiaReport of Seven CasesCHARLES W. MAGNUSON, M.D., HARRY R. ELSTON, M.S.CHARLES W. MAGNUSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRY R. ELSTON, M.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-3-409 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough nonchromogenicSerratia marcescensstrains have long been known to exist, reports of their isolation from patients have been infrequent. As standard bacteriologic techniques are used to distinguish this organism from the more closely related enteric bacilli, they will be recognized more often in various clinical specimens. The organisms have been referred to in the past asChromobacterium prodigiosumorBacillus prodigiosus. They are actively motile, nonsporulating, gram-negative rods. 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Annual review of significant publications. 1 September 1966Volume 65, Issue 3Page: 409-418KeywordsBacillusEpidemiologyFoodMicrobiologyNosocomial infectionsSerratia marcescens Issue Published: 1 September 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...