Successful treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important cause of hospital acquired infection particularly among severely debilitated and immunosuppressed patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of S. maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy after a neurosurgical procedure, successfully...

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Autores principales: Rojas, Pilar, Garcia, Elisa, Calderón, Gema M, Ferreira, Fernando, Rosso, Marisa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830198
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7389
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important cause of hospital acquired infection particularly among severely debilitated and immunosuppressed patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of S. maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy after a neurosurgical procedure, successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: This organism should be considered as a potential cause of meningitis and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin are a combination that is successful and safe for treating preterm infants.

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