• Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Nov 2008

    Review Case Reports

    A meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature.

    • Mucahit Yemisen, Bilgul Mete, Yusuf Tunali, Ercument Yentur, and Recep Ozturk.
    • Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Mevki Military Hospital, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey. yemisenmucahit@hotmail.com
    • Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2008 Nov 1; 12 (6): e125-7.

    AbstractStenotrophomonas maltophilia (formerly Xanthomonas maltophilia) is a Gram-negative bacillus increasingly associated with serious nosocomial infections. Here, we describe a 30-year-old male patient who developed meningitis associated with this organism after several neurosurgical procedures. A review of the literature revealed only 15 previous reports. Most cases were associated with neurosurgical procedures. Antimicrobial therapy is complicated by multiple drug resistance of the organism, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is the recommended agent for treatment.

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