Evaluation of the Performance of Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods and Disk Breakpoints for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Ayesha Khan, Cedric H. Pettaway, Jennifer Dien Bard, César A. Arias, Micah M. Bhatti, Romney M. Humphries
Abstract
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging cause of serious infections with high associated mortality in immunocompromised patients. Treatment of S. maltophilia infections is complicated by intrinsic resistance to many antimicrobials, including carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and some cephalosporins.
Topics & Concepts
Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaAntimicrobialStenotrophomonasMicrobiologyBreakpointAntimicrobial stewardshipGram-negative bacterial infectionsBiologyMedicineAntibioticsBacteriaPseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic resistanceGeneticsPseudomonasGeneChromosomal translocationInfections and bacterial resistance