Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: an emerging opportunist human pathogen

Looney, W John; Narita, Masashi; Mühlemann, Kathrin (2009). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: an emerging opportunist human pathogen. Lancet infectious diseases, 9(5), pp. 312-23. London: Elsevier 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70083-0

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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.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases

UniBE Contributor:

Mühlemann, Kathrin

ISSN:

1473-3099

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:14

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:22

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70083-0

PubMed ID:

19393961

Web of Science ID:

000265805200019

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/32434 (FactScience: 197640)

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