Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections in Adults: Primary Bacteremia and Pneumonia

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GÖZEL M. G., ÇELİK C., ELALDI N.

JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, vol.8, no.8, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5812/jjm.23569
  • Journal Name: JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Infection, Pneumonia, Mortality, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Nosocomial Infections, Primary Bacteremia, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION, RISK-FACTORS, XANTHOMONAS-MALTOPHILIA, ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY, COMMUNITY-ONSET, CANCER-PATIENTS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOGEN, SPECTRUM
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is the third most frequent non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli in nosocomial infections, and usually causes severe infections such as primary bacteremia and pneumonia.