title: Abiotrophia bacteremia in a patient with neutropenic fever and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Abiotrophia isolates.
abstract: We report a case of bacteremia due to Abiotrophia species in a patient with neutropenic fever and cancer who was receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis, followed by empirical therapy with cefepime; the organism was resistant to both antibiotics. We provide susceptibility data on 20 additional bloodstream isolates of Abiotrophia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA. Clinton.Murray@CEN.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McElmeel
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D000077723:Cefepime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D064704:Levofloxacin; D000077723:Cefepime; D015242:Ofloxacin