Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pseudo-outbreak at a University Hospital Bronchoscopy Unit in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: G. Ece, Bayrı ERAÇ, Mine HOŞGÖR LİMONCU, A. Baysak, A. T. Oz, K. C. Ceylan
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 63, pp 59-61
Summary
Objective: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen found predominantly in the enviroment and hospital setting. Invasive procedures and treatment methods, instruments used for diagnosis and irrational antibiotic use play major roles in the spread of this pathogen. The study aimed to evaluate consecutive S maltophilia isolation from bronchoalveolar lavage samples during bronchoscopy procedure during a week.