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Weekend Digest
Name the pathogen!
5 Clues: TMP-SMX, levofloxacin, minocycline, ceftazidime, ticarcillin-clavulanic acid
Name the pathogen!
5 Clues: TMP-SMX, levofloxacin, minocycline, ceftazidime, ticarcillin-clavulanic acid
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#Stenotrophomonas #maltophilia
Ubiquitous. Soil. Water. Plants.
Hospital environment.
Adheres to foreign materials. #biofilm formation
#Stenotrophomonas #maltophilia
Ubiquitous. Soil. Water. Plants.
Hospital environment.
Adheres to foreign materials. #biofilm formation
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#Stenotrophomonas #maltophilia
Hospital environment. Devices. Biofilm. —> nosocomial infections.
Two major syndromes:
1. Pneumonia - often ventilator associated
2. Bacteremia - often vascular catheter associated (especially in Heme/Onc/BMT patients)
#Stenotrophomonas #maltophilia
Hospital environment. Devices. Biofilm. —> nosocomial infections.
Two major syndromes:
1. Pneumonia - often ventilator associated
2. Bacteremia - often vascular catheter associated (especially in Heme/Onc/BMT patients)
