Oral Infection Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A Rare Presentation of an Emerging Opportunistic Pathogen
Joint Authors
Prates, Marcelo
Fernandes, Fernando
Proença, Francisco
Mussá, Yashad
Tavares, Ana
Pereira, André
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogen with an increasing incidence of nosocomial and community-acquired infection cases, mainly in immunocompromised individuals.
Oral cavity infections are rare.
To learn more about this infection, a case of oral cavity infection caused by S.
maltophilia in an immunosuppressed patient under ventilatory therapy has been presented.
The patient presented with multiple nonpainful erosive lesions of the tongue, palate, and oral mucosa.
A smear of the oral lesions was performed that revealed the presence of S.
maltophilia and Candida albicans, and the patient was treated with fluconazole and sulfamethoxazole associated with trimethoprim in accordance with the antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
After 14 days of antibiotic therapy, there were almost no signs of the previous lesions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Prates, Marcelo& Fernandes, Fernando& Proença, Francisco& Mussá, Yashad& Tavares, Ana& Pereira, André. 2020. Oral Infection Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A Rare Presentation of an Emerging Opportunistic Pathogen. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148191
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Prates, Marcelo…[et al.]. Oral Infection Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A Rare Presentation of an Emerging Opportunistic Pathogen. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Prates, Marcelo& Fernandes, Fernando& Proença, Francisco& Mussá, Yashad& Tavares, Ana& Pereira, André. Oral Infection Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A Rare Presentation of an Emerging Opportunistic Pathogen. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148191