Central venous catheter-related infection due to Comamonas testosteroni in a woman with breast cancer.
A 75-y-old woman with breast cancer presented with bacteremia due to Comamonas testosteroni. Evolution was favorable following adapted antimicrobial therapy and removal of a central venous catheter. This germ seems to be a rare pathogen; as reported in the literature, it is mostly encountered in patients with predisposing factors.
Le Moal
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Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France.
Paccalin
M
M
Breux
J P
JP
Roblot
F
F
Roblot
P
P
Becq-Giraudon
B
B
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020604:Comamonas testosteroni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents