Article
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: emergence of multidrug-resistant strains during therapy and in an in vitro pharmacodynamic chamber model.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 1996
Garrison M W, Anderson D E, Campbell D M, Carroll K C, Malone C L, Anderson J D, Hollis R J, Pfaller M A
Abstract excerpt
Emergence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as a nosocomial pathogen is becoming increasingly apparent. Pleiotropic resistance characterizes S. maltophilia. Furthermore, a slow growth rate and an increased mutation rate generate discordance between in vitro susceptibility testing and clinical outco...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Ceftazidime
- Ciprofloxacin
- Clavulanic Acid
- Clavulanic Acids
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Gentamicins
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections