title: Broviac catheter-related bacteraemias due to unusual pathogens in children with cancer: case reports with literature review.
abstract: Among 102 episodes of intravenous catheter related bacteraemias documented between January 1989 and July 1996 in children receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation at G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy, were identified seven episodes due to unusual pathogens: Bacillus circulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Brevibacterium casei, Flavimonas oryzihabitans, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Comamonas acidovorans and Agrobacterium radiobacter. Susceptibility to different antibiotics of all strains are reported. In all cases catheter removal was required for culture negativization. All episodes were diagnosed in absence of granulocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy. gaslini@mbox.ulisse.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castagnola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venzano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garaventa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viscoli
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barretta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pescetto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tasso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nantron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milanaccio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giacchino
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*