S. Maltophilia, treatment recommendations

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http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/cmpt/cmpt_new/m013-4bldsm_nov01.htm

Read all the way down and you will see the one antibiotic recommended;

this is an increasingly problematic bug. I was not given this antibiotic com

bination as it contains sulfas, to which I am intolerant; I was given Zithromax,

and still am when it appears. So far, so good!

Note that this article applied to presumed nosocomial infections and was

not directed at the cystic fibrosis population, but does mention airway

disease.

I found this informative, and hope that you will, too,

n Rojas

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n, very good article. It sounds as it should be aggresivaly

treated. I took the liberty to cut and paste the following:

" It is frequently a colonizing organism; however, infection

accompanied by substantial morbidity and mortality is also becoming

more frequent. Increased risk of colonization by this organism is

most often associated with mechanical ventilation, broad-spectrum

antibiotic prophylaxis, chemotherapeutic therapy, catheterization and

neutropenia. Respiratory tract colonization in cystic fibrosis is

common "

I am glad Deb brought this concern here, mmmh, and most doctors would

not treated.

> http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/cmpt/cmpt_new/m013-4bldsm_nov01.htm

>

> Read all the way down and you will see the one antibiotic

recommended;

> this is an increasingly problematic bug. I was not given this

antibiotic com

> bination as it contains sulfas, to which I am intolerant; I was

given Zithromax, and still am when it appears. So far, so good!

>

> Note that this article applied to presumed nosocomial infections

and was

> not directed at the cystic fibrosis population, but does mention

airway

> disease.

>

> I found this informative, and hope that you will, too,

>

> n Rojas

>

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