학술논문
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole and Moxifloxacin Therapy for a Pediatric Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*CO-trimoxazole
*MOXIFLOXACIN
*STENOTROPHOMONAS maltophilia
*IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
*LEUCOCYTOSIS
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Language
ISSN
1551-6776
Abstract
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an increasingly prevalent cause of nosocomial infections. This report describes a 5-month-old male diagnosed with a S maltophilia ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection after a neurosurgical procedure. Intravenous trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and moxifloxacin successfully treated the patient. A literature review revealed a scarcity of similar reports, with none using moxifloxacin as an effective concomitant treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]