Research Article: The Activities of Antimicrobials Against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates and Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes Among Treatment Regimens in Patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Introduction:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (formerly Xanthomonas maltophilia ) is a lactose non-fermenting, aerobic gram-negative bacilli that lives in an aqueous-environment. It frequently colonizes on surfaces in a hospital environment, medical equipment, dialysis solutions, and overgrows in settings of broad-spectrum antibiotic use. – S. maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant pathogen and remains problematic worldwide. It is associated with hospital-acquired infections, particularly pneumonia, followed by bloodstream…
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