Pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with a mucoid phenotype.
We describe the first known case of pneumonia caused by a mucoid Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Xanthomonas maltophilia) strain in a patient with bronchiectasis. The patient was admitted because of mild hemoptysis and productive cough with infiltrative shadow in the right lower lung field on chest X ray. The clinical symptoms were mild, and treatment with minocycline was effective.
Department of Internal Medicine, Imari Municipal Hospital, Saga, Japan.
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Irifune
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Ishida
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Shimoguchi
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Ohtake
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T
Tanaka
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Morikawa
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Kaku
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Koga
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Kohno
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Hara
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*