Treatment refractory Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia and pneumonia in a COVID-19-positive patient.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(6)2021 Jun 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1276912
ABSTRACT
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen that most often infects patients requiring mechanical ventilation, indwelling central venous catheters and broad-spectrum antibiotics. The reported incidence of S. maltophilia infection has increased over the past two decades, and many of its risk factors are commonly seen in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. Our case regards a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, who subsequently developed disseminated S. maltophilia infection, refractory to first-line treatment and optimal medical management. This case highlights the high index of suspicion required for diagnosing secondary complications in patients with COVID-19 infection and highlights the difficulty in treating disseminated S. maltophilia infection in critically ill patients.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2021-242670
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