A meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature.
June 28th, 2008 | by admin |A meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature.
Stenotrophomonas 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.
Yemisen M, Mete B, Tunali Y, Yentur E, Ozturk R.
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Mevki Military Hospital, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey.