Antimicrobial susceptibility of non-fermenting Gram-negative pathogens isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are regularly colonized by opportunistic microorganisms. In adult patients, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the main pathogen, but in recent years, other non-fermenting bacteria from different genera, such as Stenotrophomonas, Burkholderia, Achromobacter, Ralstonia, and Pandoraea, are increasingly being isolated [1 –3]. This could be potentially due to the aggressive antimicrobial therapy used against P. aeruginosa, to the apparition of new techniques for the bacterial identification and improvement in life expectancy for people with CF [4].

Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - September 18, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Mar ía Díez-Aguilar, Miquel Ekkelenkamp, María-Isabel Morosini, Irene Merino, Juan de Dios Caballero, Mark Jones, Mireille van Westreenen, Michael M. Tunney, Rafael Cantón, Ad C. Fluit Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research