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Nemati A H, Solgi H, Vaziri F, Shahcheraghi F. Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Clinical Isolates from Blood Samples in Iran. JoMMID 2015; 3 (1 and 2) :35-37
URL: http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-102-en.html
Bacteriology department, pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a nosocomial multi drug resistant opportunistic pathogen which causes infections in vulnerable patients with cancer, cystic fibrosis and indwelling catheters. Methods: 45 clinical S. maltophilia isolates were collected from blood samples and identified by biochemical tests. Susceptibility to different antibiotics including co-trimoxazole, levofloxacin, minocycline, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, chloramphenicol and ceftazidime were determined by disk diffusion and E-test methods. Results: All isolates were resistant to ceftazidime and susceptible to co-trimoxazole and  11.1% were resistant to ticarcillin/clavulanic acid. Conclusion: Ceftazidime as one of the extended spectrum β-lactams was the least effective antibiotic. Ticarcillin/clavulanic acid is one of the choosen antibiotics for S. maltophilia infections treatment. Here, we report tcarcillin/clavulanic acid resistance in S. maltophilia isolates for the first time in Iran.

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Type of Study: Original article | Subject: Anti-microbial agents, resistance and treatment protocols
Received: 2016/09/5 | Accepted: 2016/10/4 | Published: 2016/12/10

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