A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
S. maltophilia (previously Pseudomonas maltophilia and Xanthomonas maltophilia) has been associated with various (mostly nosocomial) infections - bacteraemia, meningitis, wound infection, UTI and pneumonia - multiresistance and resistance to carbapenems, pencillins and aminoglycosides reported - reported therapeutic agents include fluoroquinolones, chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole
S. africana was reported from an AIDS patient with meningitis - susceptible to ciprofloxacin, netilmicin and co-trimoxazole
References - Zuravleff, J.J., Yu, V.L. (1982). Infections caused by Pseudomonas maltophilia with emphasis on bacteremia: case reports and a review of the literature. Rev. infect. Dis. 4, 1236-1246. - Drancourt, M., Bollet, C., Raoult, D. (1997). Stenotrophomonas africana sp. nov., an opportunistic human pathogen in Africa. Int. J. syst. Bacteriol. 47, 160-163.
