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Alterations of the Oral Microbiome and Cumulative Carbapenem Exposure Are Associated With Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infection in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Receiving Chemotherapy.

Samuel L AitkenPranoti V SahasrabhojaneDimitrios P KontoyiannisTor C SavidgeCesar A AriasNadim J AjamiSamuel A ShelburneJessica R Galloway-Peña
Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Here, we identify the oral microbiome as a potential source for S. maltophilia infection and highlight cumulative carbapenem use as a risk factor for S. maltophilia in leukemia patients. These data suggest that real-time monitoring of the oral cavity might identify patients at risk for S. maltophilia infection.
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