A meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature

Yemisen, Mücahit; Mete, Bilgül; Tunali, Yusuf; Yentur, Ercument; Ozturk, Recep

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.028

A meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Yemisen M., Mete B., Tunali Y., Yentur E., Ozturk R.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.12, sa.6, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.028
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (formerly Xanthomonas maltophilia) is a Gram-negative bacillus increasingly associated with serious nosocomial infections. Here, we describe a 30-year-old male patient who developed meningitis associated with this organism after several neurosurgical procedures. A review of the literature revealed only 15 previous reports. Most cases were associated with neurosurgical procedures. Antimicrobial therapy is complicated by multiple drug resistance of the organism, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is the recommended agent for treatment. (C) 2008 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.