Question

Give an overview of how Serratia Marcescens, Mycobacterium smegatis of bacteria might affect us as humans.

Answer 1

Serratia marcescens is recognized as an important opportunistic pathogen causing for healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance.
Patients most at risk include those with debilitating or immunocompromising disorders, those treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and patients in ICU who are subjected to invasive instrumentation.
The contributory factors for the spread of the hospital acquired infections include inadequate infection control practices which are coupled with the growing range of the modern medical procedures.
A broad range of hospital-acquired infection caused by S. marcescens include respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, septicaemia, meningitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis wound and eye infections, osteomyelitis.
Regardless of the source or reservoir, the predominant mode of spread of S. marcescens is thought to be hand-to-hand transmission by hospital people and staffs.