Infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is a globally emerging Gram-negative bacillus that is widely spread in environment and hospital equipment. Recently, the incidence of infections caused by this organism has increased, particularly in patients with hematological malignancy and in recipien...

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Main Authors: Khalid Ahmed Al-Anazi, ASMA M AL-JASSER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00232/full