Catheter-related Rahnella aquatilis bacteremia in a pediatric bone marrow transplant recipient.
Rahnella aquatilis, a rarely encountered member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, was twice isolated from the blood of a pediatric bone marrow transplant recipient. This is the first report of a pediatric case of R. aquatilis bacteremia, and it was probably related to inappropriate handling of a Hickman catheter.
Hoppe
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Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany.
Herter
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Aleksic
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Klingebiel
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Niethammer
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male