Broviac catheter infection with Kluyvera cryocrescens: a case report.
Kluyvera cryocrescens was isolated from a blood culture drawn from a patient with a Broviac catheter-related infection. K. cryocrescens has been considered an opportunistic pathogen but has not previously been associated with central venous catheter infections.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins