S. maltophilia pneumonia: A case report

Respir Med Case Rep. 2018 Apr 9:24:44-45. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.004. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Case report of Community-acquired pneumonia in a male patient without co-morbidities. Empiric antibiotic treatment did not resolve the clinical picture of productive cough, and a chest computerized tomography and sputum culture with antibiogram were performed, identifying S. maltophilia infection with sensitivity to levofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. Treatment with levofloxacin (500 mg/day for 15 days) resulted in resolution of the clinical picture.

Keywords: Antibiotic therapy; Culture and antibiogram; Pneumonia; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

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