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Clinical Microbiology 2015: Effects of select chemicals on the opportunistic multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and its bio-film- Joanna S Brooke- DePaul University
Author(s): Joanna S Brooke
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia may be a global human opportunist which is related to infections that include those of the tract , bloodstream, soft tissue and bone, eye, heart and brain. S. maltophilia infection is of serious concern in immunocompromised patients and a high deathrate has been reported. This bacterium is found in water, washed foods, plant roots and soils and animals. Hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections of S. maltophilia have been reported. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance monitoring networks worldwide report a steady rise in the number of drug-resistant strains of S. maltophilia recovered from patients. S. maltophilia is resistan.. View More»