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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia healthcare-associated infections: identification of two main pathogenic genetic backgrounds.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Jun 2017
Corlouer C, Lamy B, Desroches M, Ramos-Vivas J, Mehiri-Zghal E, Lemenand O, Delarbre J-M, Decousser J-W
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BACKGROUND: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic multi-drug-resistant bacterium responsible for healthcare-associated infections. Strategies for in-hospital infection control and management of carriers and environmental reservoirs remain controversial. AIM: To determine the population structure of S. maltophilia strains in hospitalized infected patients and to identify putative highly pathogenic...
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