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Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a review of current knowledge.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 1 Apr 2020
Gil-Gil Teresa, Martínez José Luis, Blanco Paula
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Introduction: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a prototype of bacteria intrinsically resistant to antibiotics. The reduced susceptibility of this microorganism to antimicrobials mainly relies on the presence in its chromosome of genes encoding efflux pumps and antibiotic inactivating enzymes. Consequently, the therapeutic options for treating S. maltophilia infections are limited.Areas covered: Known mechanisms of...
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