The Story of Serratia Marcescens: Pathologic Risk Factors in Breast Implant Surgery
Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) emerged as an opportunist in the setting of immunodeficiency in the 1970s, when serious infections occurred in San Francisco hospitals after USA. Navy experiments had aerosolized the bacteria to study biologic warfare. We investigate the risks of S. marcescens in...
Main Authors: | Caroline A Yao, Diana Wang, David A Kulber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2014-07-01
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Series: | Archives of Plastic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2014.41.4.414 |
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