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Phylogenetic analysis of Stenotrophomonas spp. isolates contributes to the identification of nosocomial and community-acquired infections.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Cerezer Vinicius Godoy, Bando Silvia Yumi, Pasternak Jacyr, Franzolin Marcia Regina, Moreira-Filho Carlos Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Stenotrophomonas ssp. has a wide environmental distribution and is also found as an opportunistic pathogen, causing nosocomial or community-acquired infections. One species, S. maltophilia, presents multidrug resistance and has been associated with serious infections in pediatric and immunocompromised patients. Therefore, it is relevant to conduct resistance profile and phylogenetic studies in clinical isolates...
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