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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: an emerging opportunist human pathogen.

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  • 1. Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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    • Looney WJ 1
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The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 01 May 2009, 9(5):312-323
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70083-0 PMID: 19393961 

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in the debilitated host. S maltophilia is not an inherently virulent pathogen, but its ability to colonise respiratory-tract epithelial cells and surfaces of medical devices makes it a ready coloniser of hospitalised patients. S maltophilia can cause blood-stream infections and pneumonia with considerable morbidity in immunosuppressed patients. Management of infection is hampered by high-level intrinsic resistance to many antibiotic classes and the increasing occurrence of acquired resistance to the first-line drug co-trimoxazole. Prevention of acquisition and infection depends upon the application of modern infection-control practices, with emphasis on the control of antibiotic use and environmental reservoirs.

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