Open AccessStenotrophomonas maltophilia in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Author(s) -
Kiran Chawla
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10780.5320
Subject(s) - stenotrophomonas maltophilia , medicine , stenotrophomonas , antibiotics , sulfamethoxazole , pneumonia , trimethoprim , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , lower respiratory tract infection , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , respiratory system , bacteria , biology , pseudomonas , genetics
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection is gaining importance as an important cause of nosocomial pneumonia due to its characteristic inherent resistance to many broad- spectrum antibiotics. In this study we evaluated the demographic, clinical and microbiological profile of patients with lower respiratory tract infection due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.