Mycobacterium fortuitum catheter-related sepsis in acute leukaemia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 543-545

  Zainal Muttakin, Abdul Rahman ^a,c   Tan, A M ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Haematology Oncology Service   (Singapore)

^c #04 08 Punggol Plaza   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Immunocompromised host; Indwelling catheters; Mycobocterium fortuitum; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PLEURA EFFUSION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 33745116898     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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