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Antimicrobial susceptibility and combination testing of invasive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2013
Church Deirdre, Lloyd Tracie, Peirano Gisele, Pitout Johann
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BACKGROUND: Treatment of invasive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections is difficult due to this organism's inherent multidrug resistance and increasing resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole via acquisition of the sul genes. METHODS: In vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using a customized broth microdilution panel. Combination testing for tigecycline with anti-Stenotrophomonas agents...
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