Genotypic Diversity, Antibiotic Resistance, and Virulence Phenotypes of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Clinical Isolates from a Thai University Hospital Setting.

ABSTRACT: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant organism that is emerging as an important opportunistic pathogen. Despite this, information on the epidemiology and characteristics of this bacterium, especially in Thailand, is rarely found. This study aimed to determine the demographic, genotypic, and phenotypic characteristics of S. maltophilia isolates from Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand. A total of 200 S. maltophilia isolates were collected from four types of clinical specimens from 2015 to 2016 and most of the isolates were from sputum. In terms of clinical characteristics, male and aged patients were more susceptible to an S. maltophilia infection. The majority of included patients had underlying diseases and were hospitalized with associ

SUBMITTER: Yinsai O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951947 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature