Open AccessAntibiotics resistance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains isolated from various clinical specimens
Author(s) -
Aytekin Çıkman,
Mehmet Parlak,
Yasemin Bayram,
Hüseyin Güdücüoğlu,
Mustafa Berktaş
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v16i1.20
Subject(s) - stenotrophomonas maltophilia , levofloxacin , antibiotics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , sulfamethoxazole , sputum , drug resistance , ceftazidime , trimethoprim , chloramphenicol , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , tuberculosis , pathology , genetics
A limited number of antibiotics are recommended for the therapy of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections due to therapy difficulties caused by its numerous mechanisms of resistance.