Clinical characteristics and risk factors of infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a hospital in northwest China | Zendy

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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a hospital in northwest China

Author(s) -

Meng Xun,

Yi Zhang,

Boling Li,

Min Wu,

Yuan Zong,

Yi-Ming Yin

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4236

Subject(s) - stenotrophomonas maltophilia , medicine , central venous catheter , levofloxacin , intensive care , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , surgery , catheter , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , genetics , bacteria

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections have recently increased in importance in China, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of S. maltophilia infection in ICU of a hospital in northwest China.

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