The genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant at a tertiary hospital in South Africa.

Background: Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen, and recent reports have highlighted the rapid increase in multidrug resistance in this organism. There is a paucity in genomic data for carbapenem-resistant (CRSM).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study describing laboratory-confirmed CRSM from a tertiary academic hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, for the period 2015-20, was performed.