XXXX in a general hospital: characteristics and outcomes.

@entity1 @entity5134 @entity34565 @entity1036 @entity281 @entity2887 @entity1729 @entity3225
We aimed to present our experience regarding @entity281 caused by Serratia spp. in a region with relatively high antimicrobial resistance rates. We retrospectively reviewed the databases of the microbiological laboratory of the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete (2/2004-12/2009). A total of 77 @entity1 [67.5% @entity1 , mean age    standard deviation (SD)   = 56.9    24.5 years) were identified; 37.7% were outpatients. Sixty-five (84.4%) of the 77 included @entity1 had a @entity5134 isolate; the remaining 12 @entity1 had a non-marcescens Serratia spp. The most frequently observed @entity281 were @entity1729 (32.5%) and @entity1036 / @entity3225 (20.8%). Seventy-three (94.9%) @entity1 were cured. Four deaths were observed; three of them were considered as attributed to the @entity34565 . No difference was found regarding the characteristics and outcomes between @entity1 with @entity5134 and non-marcescens @entity281 . In addition, antipseudomonal penicillins and their combinations with beta-lactamase inhibitors, as well as carbapenemes, and @entity2887 exhibited high antimicrobial activity against both the tested @entity5134 and non-marcescens isolates. Our study adds useful information regarding the characteristics and outcomes of @entity1 with @entity34565 , as well as the susceptibilities of the respective @entity5134 and non-marcescens isolates, in a region with relatively high levels of antimicrobial resistance.
