Endocarditis as a complication of indwelling right atrial catheters in leukemic patients.
Three patients with acute leukemia who had chronic indwelling right atrial catheters developed endocarditis. In all cases, the infection was cured with antibiotics only after removal of the infected catheter. Although infective endocarditis has been rarely noted in leukemic patients, the use of chronic indwelling catheters may lead to an increased incidence of this infection in these patients.
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents