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
Full text not available from this repository.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) |
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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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