Successful sequential therapy for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in a preterm neonate: a case report
This case highlights the need for tailored antimicrobial strategies in neonatal <i>S. maltophilia</i> infections. Sequential therapy with TMP-SMX and levofloxacin was effective, supporting the judicious use of fluoroquinolones in resistant cases.
Authors
- Maheer Faden
- Majed Hassan Nahari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-0988)
- Syed Mohinuddin
- Mohammed Alaboud
- Noura Alsaleem
- Yasser Balhareth
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1619075
- Primary Topic
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00