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SUBMITTER: Hamdi AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamdi Ahmed M AM Fida Madiha M Abu Saleh Omar M OM Beam Elena E
Open forum infectious diseases 20200119 1
<h4>Background</h4><i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> is a gram-negative, opportunistic infection that is usually hospital-acquired and associated with high morbidity and mortality. The reported increase in <i>S. maltophilia</i> infections is presumed to be due to an increase in the population at risk.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed 10-year data for <i>S. maltophilia</i> bacteremia in hospitalized adults at our institution to determine the population at risk, sources of infection, c ...[more]