2456. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM) Pseudo-outbreak Associated with Bronchoscope

BACKGROUND: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM) is a multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative organism that typically impacts patients with long hospital stays or severe immunocompromise. In Q4 2017, an increase in rates of SM from adult bronchoscopic alveolar lavage (BAL) specimens was detected. METHODS: T...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Eichenblat, Siobhan, Campbell, Eileen, Kester, Shelley, Layell, Jessica, Passaretti, Catherine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809740/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2134
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