Streptococcus bovis septic shock due to contaminated transfused platelets

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-286

  Chang, Andrew H ^a   Kirsch, Carl M ^a,b   Mobashery, Niloufar ^b   Johnson, Nancy ^a   Levitt, Lee J ^a,b  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Platelet sepsis; Platelet transfusion; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BRUISING; STOMACH LYMPHOMA; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 7244245404     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20168     Document Type: Article

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