Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: More than Just a Colonizer!

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging gram-negative pathogen that was previously labeled as a colonizer. Nowadays, with multiple antibiotic usage along with certain host factors, infections caused by this organism are getting attention. We hereby report two cases of ventilator-associated pneum...

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Autores principales: Baidya, Ankita, Kodan, Parul, Fazal, Farhan, Tsering, Sandgup, Menon, P Ramesh, Jorwal, Pankaj, Chowdhury, Ujjwal Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6775712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645832
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23241
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Sumario:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging gram-negative pathogen that was previously labeled as a colonizer. Nowadays, with multiple antibiotic usage along with certain host factors, infections caused by this organism are getting attention. We hereby report two cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia in postoperative infants by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a cardiac intensive care unit (ICU). How to cite this article: Baidya A, Kodan P, Fazal F, Tsering S, Menon RP, Jorwal P, et al. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: More than Just a Colonizer! Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(9):434–436.

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