Fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia: Don’t forget Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

We present a case of fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia secondary to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. S. maltophilia is commonly a non-virulent pathogen. However, in the immunocompromised, it is generally associated with bacteremia after central venous catheter placeme...

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Published in:Respir Med Case Rep
Main Authors: Gutierrez, Cristina, Pravinkumar, Egbert, Balachandran, Dave, Schneider, Virginia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915958/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27358764
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.06.003
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