Septic shock caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia in a patient with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Al Anazi, K A ^a   Abu Jafar, S ^a   Al Jasser, A M ^b   Al Shangeeti, A ^a   Chaudri, N A ^a   Al Jurf, M D ^a   Al Mohareb, F I ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BUSULFAN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IDARUBICIN; MEROPENEM; MITOXANTRONE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPHINGOMONAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849116365     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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