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Infection Trends, Susceptibility Pattern, and Treatment Options for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Study
- Source :
- Journal of Laboratory Physicians, Vol 15, Iss 01, Pp 106-109 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2023.
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Abstract
- Introduction Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging environmental, gram-negative, multidrug-resistant organism, associated with risk factors such as prolonged hospitalization, invasive procedures, admission to the intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation, use of indwelling catheters, administration of immunosuppressants or corticosteroids, human immunodeficiency virus infection, underlying malignancy, and organ transplantation. The organism, despite being of low invasiveness in immune-competent individuals, is difficult to treat because of intrinsic resistance to several antimicrobial agents.
- Subjects :
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
trauma
bloodstream infections
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09742727 and 09747826
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 01
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Laboratory Physicians
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.696dee3e22744b15922b3174ca885a05
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757413