Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Levofloxacin for <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> Infections: A Retrospective Comparative Effectiveness Study of Electronic Health Records from 154 US Hospitals
Sadia Sarzynski, Sarah Warner, Junfeng Sun, Roland Matsouaka, John P. Dekker, Ahmed Babiker +5 more
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Abstract
Based on observational evidence, levofloxacin is a reasonable alternative to TMP-SMX for the treatment of bloodstream and lower respiratory tract infections caused by <i>S maltophilia</i>.
Concepts
MedicineLevofloxacinStenotrophomonas maltophiliaInternal medicineInterquartile rangeTrimethoprimOdds ratioRetrospective cohort study