| risk factors for mortality among patients with stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in tokyo, japan, 1996-2009. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important nosocomial pathogen, especially among immunocompromised patients. the objective of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics, prognosis, and prognostic factors of patients with s. maltophilia bacteremia in japan. the microbiology records of all patients with s. maltophilia bacteremia between january 1996 and april 2009 at toranomon hospital, tokyo, japan, were retrospectively reviewed. a total of 53 cases of bacteremia were identified. th ... | 2010 | 20177726 |