AN OVERVIEW OF THE EMERGING PATHOGENSTENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA
T.S Vishnu*, A.R. Soniyamby and B.V Praveesh
ABSTRACT
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multiple-antibiotic-resistant
opportunistic pathogen that is being isolated with increasing frequency
from patients with health-care-associated infections. S. maltophilia is
associated with an ever-expanding spectrum of clinical syndromes. S.
maltophilia is resistant to many currently available broad-spectrum
antimicrobial agents. The selection of agents for use in the
management of S. maltophilia infection presents a challenge to
laboratories and clinicians because of the problems associated with
susceptibility testing and the inherent resistance of the bacterium to
many agents. S. maltophilia will present a major challenge to
microbiologists, clinicians, and hospital epidemiologists for some time
to come.
Keywords: Stenotrophomonas, pathogen, nosocomial infection.
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