Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia/S. Maltophilia Sepsis Presenting with Perianal Cellulitis and Pneumonia in a Leukemic Child

Infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia may be fatal in diseases such as leukaemia which causes immunodeficiency. Herein, we report a rare case of 8-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who developed perianal cellulitis and pneumonia secondary to S. maltophilia bacteraemia whi...

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Main Authors: Zeynep Canan Özdemir, Ayşe Bozkurt Turhan, Özcan Bör
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Research
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Online Access: http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/istenotrophomonas-maltophilia-s-maltophilia-i-seps/19667