%0 Journal Article
%T <i>Serratia marcescens</i> as Opportunistic Pathogen and the Importance of Continuous Monitoring of Nosocomial Infection in Makah City, Saudi Arabia
%A Hani S. Faidah
%A Sami S. Ashgar
%A Abeer A. A. Barhameen
%A Hamdi M. El-Said
%A Abdelrahman Elsawy
%J Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
%P 107-112
%@ 2165-3380
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmm.2015.53013
%X The aim of this study was to the evaluation of frequency and distribution of <i>Serratia marcescens</i> in the hospital departments and determination of antimicrobial resistance of the isolated strains. Methods: The study included 81 <i>Serratia marcescens</i> strains isolated from 61 patients hospitalized in the in the different hospital wards of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital within the period from 1/11/2012 to 1/11/2013. The strains were isolated from wound swabs, blood cultures, sputum, urine culture, fluid, catheter and throat swab, wound swabs, blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid. Results: The isolates were identified by conventional method and the results and susceptibility testing were confirmed by VITEC-2 Compact. Most frequently <i>Serratia marcescens</i> has been implicated in ICU [21%] followed by male medical [18.5%] and emergency department [12.3%]. The resistance of Serratia strains was high, excepting imipenem (15%), Meropenem (27) and the resistance was higher with ampicillin (97.5%), Cefoxitin (90%) and Tetracycline (86%). Conclusion: Continuous monitoring of nosocomial infections is indispensable. Phenotypic characterization of the isolates is useful for studying the relationship of microbial pathogens.
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%K Antimicrobial Resistance
%K Nosocomial ?nfection
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=58781