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Secondary infection of chylothorax with Serratia marcescens: a rare scenario post-cardiac surgery

Infection of chylothorax is considered rare because chyle is inherently bacteriostatic. We report a case of an infected chylothorax occurring in a post-cardiac surgery patient caused by Serratia marcescens. Once considered a harmless saprophyte, Serratia marcescens is now recognized as an important...

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Published in:Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Main Authors: Kumaran, Karthik, Ramanan, Sowmya, Dharan, Baiju Sasi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Singapore 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7525467/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33061099
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12055-019-00868-1
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