Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak in a university hospital: epidemiological investigation and literature review of an emerging healthcare-associated infection
Mehmet Erinmez,
Feyza Nur Aşkın,
Yasemin Zer
Abstract:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
was considered to be a low-virulence organism. But it has emerged as a prominent opportunistic pathogen in patients with certain risk factors. This study aimed to describe an outbreak experienced in our hospital with all dynamics while evaluating previous
S. maltophilia
outbreak reports.
S. maltophilia
isolates were obtained from a university hospital in Türkiye in a seven-months period. Antimicrobial resistance, type of infe… Show more
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