Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections in Pediatric Patients - Experience at a European Center for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.

ABSTRACT: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important nosocomial pathogen in immunocom-promised individuals and characterized by intrinsic resistance to broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. Limited data exists on its clinical relevance in immunocompromised pediatric patients, particularly those with hematological or oncological disorders. In a retrospective single center cohort study in pediatric patients receiving care at a large european pediatric hematology and oncology department, ten cases of invasive S.maltophilia infections (blood stream infections (BSI), 4; BSI and pneumonia, 3, or soft tissue infection, 2; and pneumonia, 1) were identified between 2010 and 2020. Seven patients had lymphoblastic leukemia and/or were post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Invasive

SUBMITTER: Zollner SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547273 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature