Central venous catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia: an unusual manifestation of nocardiosis.
Nocardia bacteremia is very rare. We report 2 cases of central venous catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia and review the literature. The limited clinical experience suggests that discontinuing the catheter and embarking on a relatively short course of appropriate antibiotics results in a good outcome.
Kontoyiannis
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DP
Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. dkontoyi@notes.mdacc.tmc.edu
Jacobson
K L
KL
Whimbey
E E
EE
Rolston
K V
KV
Raad
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D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*