Sinusitis due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
This is the first report of a patient diagnosed with sinusitis due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Despite the organism being resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the infection was cured by drainage and treatment with intravenous piperacillin, followed by oral ciprofloxacin.
Gunnarsson
G
G
Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali-University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. gunnarbg@rsp.is
Steinsson
K
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014296:Trimethoprim Resistance
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D010878:Piperacillin