%0 Journal Article
%T Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as a Pathogen of Nosocomial Pneumonia: Seven Case Reports
%A Levent £¿zdemir
%A Burcu £¿zdemir
%A Yavuz Havlucu
%J Turk Toraks Dergisi
%D 2013
%I Aves Yayincilik
%X Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, which is often found in hospital environments, has become an increasingly common nosocomial pathogen. As a cause of nosocomial pneumonia in an intensive care government hospital here, 7 patients with S. maltophilia detected in their sputum cultures were evaluated with regard to age, gender, underlying diseases and risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibilities of laboratory and radiographic findings.
%K Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
%K nosocomial pneumonia
%K infection
%U http://toraks.dergisi.org/text.php3?id=875