Stenotrophomonas maltophila bacteraemia in a chronic renal failure patient
Journal Title: The Indian Practitioner - Year 2014, Vol 67, Issue 3
Abstract
The spectrum of infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophila includes bacteraemia, catheter-related infection, pneumonia, complicated biliary and urinary tract infection, and skin and skin-structure infection. We report a case of Stenotrophomonas maltophila bacteraemia in a case of a chronic renal failure patient who was receiving dialysis via a central venous catheter.
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S Badhuli, V Baradkar, L Dash, K Kulkarni, J Shastri
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