Haemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in two newborns | Zendy

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Haemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in two newborns

Author(s) -

Nilüfer Güzoğlu,

Fatma Nur Demirkol,

Didem Aliefendioğlu

Publication year - 2015

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.5463

Subject(s) - stenotrophomonas maltophilia , medicine , pneumonia , respiratory distress , pneumothorax , stenotrophomonas , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , acute respiratory distress , surgery , lung , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas , genetics , bacteria , biology

Invasive procedures and antibiotic treatment increase the risk of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units. Early identification and appropriate treatment is important. Herein we report two cases of massive hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The first case was diagnosed with congenital pneumonia; a chest tube was inserted because of pneumothorax on the third day of life. The second case had been referred with respiratory distress syndrome, and bilateral pneumothorax was present on admission. Upon follow up, the cases' clinical condition worsened; acute respiratory distress syndrome and massive pulmonary haemorrhage developed. After Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was isolated in blood cultures, the cases were treated successfully using a combination of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolone.

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