Death from Inappropriate Therapy for Lyme Disease

Autor:	Alan J. Wright, Nina M. Schwenk, William D. Edwards, Robin Patel, Karen L. Grogg
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Adult Microbiology (medical) Catheterization Central Venous medicine.medical_specialty Iatrogenic Disease Cefotaxime Candida parapsilosis Catheters Indwelling Fatal Outcome Lyme disease Pharmacotherapy Humans Medicine Diagnostic Errors Thrombus Antibacterial agent Lyme Disease biology business.industry Vascular disease Candidiasis Thrombosis bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Cephalosporins Surgery Catheter Infectious Diseases Female business Complication
Zdroj:	Clinical Infectious Diseases. 31:1107-1109
ISSN:	1537-6591 1058-4838
DOI:	10.1086/318138
Popis:	A 30-year-old woman died as a result of a large Candida parapsilosis septic thrombus located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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