Catheter-related bacteremia caused by the nocardioform actinomycete Gordonia terrae.
Five cases of catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia terrae are reported. All patients who also had the primary diagnosis of cancer experienced nonneutropenic fever as a result of G. terrae infection. All patients were treated successfully with antibiotics, with the requirement of catheter removal for 2 patients who had systemic infections.
Pham
Audrey S
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Section of Clinical Microbiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Rolston
Kenneth V
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Tarrand
Jeffrey J
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Han
Xiang Y
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D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents