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See Latest ArticlesA meningitis case due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and review of the literature
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11/19/08
Yemisen M et al. - Authors describe a 30-year-old male patient who developed meningitis associated with this organism after several neurosurgical procedures. Antimicrobial therapy is complicated by multiple drug resistance of the organism, and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is the recommended agent for treatment.
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