Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In An Infant Caused By Stenotrophomonas maltophila – A Case Report
| Autor: | Roy Nd, Chitgupikar, Angaali N, Pabbati Jl, Subramanian P |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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hypotension
medicine.medical_specialty Cefotaxime cefotaxime medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Clinical Biochemistry Antibiotics lcsh:Medicine Microbiology Section multi drug resistant strains medicine endo tracheal aspirate Intensive care medicine Pathogen Chemotherapy biology business.industry lcsh:R Ventilator-associated pneumonia General Medicine Antimicrobial medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Pneumonia Stenotrophomonas business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp DD01-DD03 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19822.8411 |
| Popis: | Stenotrophomonas maltophila (S.maltophila) is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus that is a frequent colonizer of fluids used in the hospital setting. The organism is known to cause life threatening infections in immuno-compromised patients especially in those who are neutropenic, on chemotherapy or on broad spectrum antibiotics. We report a case of ventilator associated pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophila in a two-month old infant who later developed multi organ dysfunction syndrome. In seriously ill paediatric patients, S.maltophila should also be considered as a possible pathogen for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), hence empiric antibiotic choice should include antimicrobials that are active against S. maltophila. An early identification and treatment of VAP with Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) strains with appropriate antibiotics has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. |
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