Citrobacter farmeri bacteremia in a child with short-bowel syndrome.
A case of sepsis in a pediatric patient due to the newly described Citrobacter species C. farmeri is described. Factors predisposing this child to infection included short-bowel syndrome requiring total parenteral nutrition.
Bruckner
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Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90095-1713, USA.
Colonna
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Glenn
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Abbott
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Janda
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents