The emergence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ...exaggerated

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Headlines about S maltophilia, including "no antibiotics can stop it" and "rising death toll in hospitals" are unfounded, write Georgia Duckworth and Alan Johnson, from the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Infections in London. In fact, they say, S maltophilia infections are relatively rare compared to infections caused by bacteria such as meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

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