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

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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 opportunistic pathogen causing healthcare-associated infection with a propensity for antimicrobial resistance.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India

    Karthik Kumaran, Sowmya Ramanan & Baiju Sasi Dharan

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Kumaran, K., Ramanan, S. & Dharan, B.S. Secondary infection of chylothorax with Serratia marcescens: a rare scenario post-cardiac surgery. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 36, 71–73 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-019-00868-1

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