Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum pneumonitis in a leukaemic child.
A 6 year old boy receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukaemia developed pneumonia due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. He responded to antibiotics.
Cimolai
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Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Rogers
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Seear
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D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
D002439:Cefotaxime