Risk Factors Associated with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Bacteremia: A Matched Case-Control Study.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important nosocomial bacterial pathogen, as is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Differentiation of these bacteria as bacteremic agents is critical in the clinical setting and to define a therapeutic strategy; however, the associated factors and prognosis for S. maltophilia...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kosuke Sumida, Yong Chong, Noriko Miyake, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Mitsuhiro Yasuda, Nobuyuki Shimono, Shinji Shimoda, Yoshihiko Maehara, Koichi Akashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514668?pdf=render