Respiratory Tract Infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia:Analysis of 32 cases
- VernacularTitle:住院患者呼吸道感染嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌32例分析
- Author:
Lijun FAN
;
Yuede WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia;
Respiratory tract infection;
Hospital infection;
Antimicrobial agents
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the risk factors of respiratory tract infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and its resistance to common antibiotics so as to guide clinical prevention and treatment.METHODS Thirty two patients of respiratory tract infection by S.maltophilia were examined.RESULTS Among them,the ratio of susceptivity of S.maltophilia to compound sulfamethoxazole was 87.5%,to levofloxacin was 78.1%,and to ticarcillin/clavulanic acid was 81.2%,but the ratio of resistance of S.maltophilia to imipenem was 100.0%,and it was also high to aminoglycosides and cephalosporins.CONCLUSIONS The old age,serious underlying diseases,many kinds of antibiotics used,infection in hospital and the use of glucocorticoids are the main risk factors of the respiratory tract infection by multiresistant S.maltophilia.
