Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infection in Trauma and Orthopedic Patients: Clinical Experience and Review
Background.Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S.maltophilia) arrethe bush balm is a gram-negative non-fermenting bacillus and is a rare pathogen of orthopedic infection.Due to the relatively low virulence of S.maltophilia, many clinicians are still faced with the question of whether this bacterial species is simply a colonizing agent or the true cause o