Mycobacteria fortuitum central venous catheter-related bacteremia in an infant with renal sarcoma [3]

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 363-365

  Suara, R ^a   Whitlock, J ^a   Spearman, P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Children; Infection; Malignant disease; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SARCOMA; LETTER; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL;

EID: 0034930990     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088800101300312663     Document Type: Letter

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