Abstract

MENDOZA ACOSTA, Maidelys; GOMEZ MARERO, Rafael  and  RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ, Justo F.. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: an emergent nosocomial pathogen with an increasing significance. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2008, vol.46, n.3. ISSN 0253-1751.

In the last decades, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has been increasingly isolated from clinical samples according to world literature. In Villa Clara province, it is an ever-increasing important cause of intrahospital infection. The aim of this paper was to emphasize the significance of the medical knowledge of this microorganism, its fundamental characteristics, and the main drugs recommended of for its treatment.

Keywords : Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; nosocomial infections; antimicrobial resistance.

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