Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension

Autor:	Kristen A. Wendorf, Claudia M. Espinosa, William D. LeBar, Jason B. Weinberg
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Tsukamurella central venous catheter pulmonary hypertension Other systems of medicine RZ201-999
Zdroj:	Infectious Disease Reports, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp e5-e5 (2010)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2036-7430 2036-7449
DOI:	10.4081/idr.2010.1649
Popis:	Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) are important complications in patients with long-term indwelling central venous catheters. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old male with pulmonary hypertension treated with continuous treprostinil infusion, who presented with a CR-BSI caused by a Tsukamurella species. This case highlights the potential for this unusual organism to cause infection in immunocompetent patients.
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