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Table 1 Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of outbreak patients with SSI caused by Serratia marcescens after craniotomy

From: Outbreak investigation of Serratia marcescens neurosurgical site infections associated with a contaminated shaving razors

Patient

Age/sex

Date of surgery

Date of isolation

Operative procedures

Isolates

Scalp shaving using razors

Management of surgical site infection

1

76/female

8/6/2018

8/9/2018

Craniotomy, Occipital artery to posterior inferior cerebellar artery bypass

CSF, Blood

Yes

Antibiotics, EVD

2

66/female

8/6/2018

8/13/2018

Craniotomy, tumor removal

CSF, Pus

Yes

Antibiotics, EVD

3

11/female

8/6/2018

8/14/2018

Craniotomy, Encephaloduroarterio synangiosis

Wound, Pus

Yes

Antibiotics, wound debridement

4

14/male

8/10/2018

8/21/2018

Craniotomy, Encephaloduroarterio synangiosis

Pus

Yes

Antibiotics, wound debridement

5

29/male

8/21/2018

8/28/2018

Craniotomy, tumor removal

CSF, Pus, Tissue

Yes

Antibiotics, EVD

  1. CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; EVD, extraventricular drain