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| العنوان: |
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In An Infant Caused By Stenotrophomonas maltophila - A Case Report. |
| المؤلفون: |
ANGAALI, NEELIMA1 neelimasudharshan@gmail.com, ROY, NINA DUTTA2, CHITGUPIKAR, SUDHARSHAN RAJ3, SUBRAMANIAN, PREETI4, PABBATI, JAYA LAKSHMI4 |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. Sep2016, Vol. 10 Issue 9, p1-3. 3p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*PNEUMONIA in children, *VENTILATOR-associated pneumonia, *STENOTROPHOMONAS maltophilia |
| مستخلص: |
Stenotrophomonas maltophila (S.maltophila) is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus that is a frequent colonizer of fluids used in the hospital setting. The organism is known to cause life threatening infections in immuno-compromised patients especially in those who are neutropenic, on chemotherapy or on broad spectrum antibiotics. We report a case of ventilator associated pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophila in a two-month old infant who later developed multi organ dysfunction syndrome. In seriously ill paediatric patients, S.maltophila should also be considered as a possible pathogen for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), hence empiric antibiotic choice should include antimicrobials that are active against S. maltophila. An early identification and treatment of VAP with Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) strains with appropriate antibiotics has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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