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The prevalence and outcome of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia over a 5 year period at tertiary care in Saudi Arabia
Ali Amer Al Shehri, Bader Ibrahim Asiri, Khalid Mousa Asiri, Mohammad Abdullah Albakkar, Salmah Muidh Ali Alharbi, Saeed Saad Alqahtani, Sultan Ahmad Alkahtani, Yahya Mohammed Aloosh
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525054

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Acceptance, perception and awareness regarding COVID-19 vaccination among general population in Karachi, Pakistan
Tafazzul Hyder Zaidi, Nadira Hyder Zaidi, Aamer Humayun Ansari, Sobia Memon, Faheem Ahmed, Aleena Waheed, Javeria Abdul Mateen, Amtul Bari, Fatima Tuz Zehra
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525052

Misconceptions and Fears among Primary Health Care Physicians in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, regarding COVID-19
Ameen Mohammed Hashem Malky, Khalid M. Almosa
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525066

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Granulomatous Gastritis in Crohn's Disease - is it Common or Rare: Review Article
Al Amri Turki Abdullah, Parul Tandon
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525060

Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Review Article
Hani Raka Karrar, Mahmoud Ismail Nouh, Rehab Salah Aldin Alhendi,
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Saleh Jabbar Alzahrani, Sara Gafar Ali Seedahmed
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525062

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the evaluation of pancreatic and biliary disorders
Shaza Youssef, Thamin Alassaad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525073

Classification and Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis
Thamin Alassaad, Shaza Youssef
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525074

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Over-the-Counter Drugs (OTC) use among adult population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fathi El-Gamal, Badr Atia Alsahafi, Ibrahim Alsammak, Emad Darwesh, Raad Albogami, Abdullah Taha
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525056

A Prospective Study Comparing Laparoscopic with Open Appendectomy in Children with Complicated Appendicitis
Younes, Alaa E.
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525063

Physical Activity and Eating Habits Impact on Attentiveness and Academic Achievement Among Health Specialty Students in University of Hail
Khalid Farhan Alshammari, Abdulmohsin Homoud Almalaq, Fadi Sulaiman Alqassim, Khalid Falah Alqahtani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525064

Assessment of Knowledge and practice of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) among Primary care physicians in Najran, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Ayed Huneif
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525065

Primary Healthcare Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Diabetic Foot Prevention and Management in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
Hassan Mohammed H. Alqarni, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alshehri,
Shahad Hassan Ali Alhayaza, Ali Al-Mousa
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525079

Knowledge and awareness level about radial head subluxation mechanism among Saudi population living in western region of Saudi Arabia
Enaam M.Junainah, Areej A. Alsufyani, Abdulaziz B. Alghuraibi, Ahmed F.Aljuhani, Raghad M. Alsaqqa, Huda A. Alzahrani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525082

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Allergy to Salbutamol
Turki Alahmadi
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June 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 6

The prevalence and outcome of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia over a 5 year period at tertiary care in Saudi Arabia

(1) Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Consultant
(2) Internal Medicine Senior Registrar
(3) Internal Medicine Registrar(4) ORL-HNS resident
(5) Chief of Microbiology, Pathology Department, AFHSR

Corresponding author:
Ali Amer Al Shehri
Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Consultant
Email: aaas1400@hotmail.com

Received: April 2022 Accepted: May 2022; Published: June 1, 2022. Citation: Ali Amer Al Shehri et al., The prevalence and outcome of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia over a 5 year period at tertiary care in Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(6): 12-18.
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525054

Abstract


Objective: To identify bacteraemia of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, susceptibilities, and which antibiotic was used.

Methods: A record-based retrospective study was conducted on those who were admitted to Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region – Khamis Mushet, Saudi Arabia, during the period from January 2017 until January 2021 and who had positive blood culture for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia during admission.

Results: We collected data from 34 patients with mean age of 65.4 years old (SD=19.9). Moreover, we found that 73.5 % of the patients were males. Intubation was reported among 61.8 % of the patients with mean duration of 12.6 days. Moreover, tracheostomy was reported in 35.3 % of the patients with mean duration of 52.5 days. Single antibiotic regimen was applied in 67.6 % of cases while two- antibiotics regimen was applied in 32.4 % of them. Ceftazidime was used in 55.9 % of the patients, levofloxacin was used only in 23.5 % of the patients and trimeth/sulfa was used in 41.2 % of the patients. According to susceptibility tests, ceftazidime showedthe highest level of resistance (27.3 %) and trimeth/sulfa showed the highest level of sensitivity

Conclusion: We found that our drug of choice is trimeth/Sulfa when considering treatment of positive patients with S. maltophilia. Stenotrophomonas incidence is common in patients with comorbidities than the normal population.

Keywords:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia, prevalence, outcome







 


 

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