Aeromonas abscess in an immunocompromised child.
An 11-year-old immunocompromised child developed cellulitis and abscess due to Aeromonas hydrophila at the site of bone marrow aspiration after swimming in a freshwater lake. The patient required treatment with intravenous antibiotics and surgical debridement to eradicate the infection. Both common and unusual organisms may complicate infections at the sites of percutaneous procedures.
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Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, 49007-5300, USA.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015378:Imipenem; D014031:Tobramycin