An unusual presentation of sepsis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci

Authors
Nieboer, P Gietema, JA de Vries-Hospers, HG van der Graaf, WTA
Citation
P. Nieboer et al., An unusual presentation of sepsis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, NETH J MED, 55(3), 1999, pp. 155-159
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
03002977 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
155 - 159
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-2977(199909)55:3<155:AUPOSC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We describe a 25-year-old male presenting with fever during the non-neutrop enic phase of chemotherapy. The presentation was that of a viral infection. The cause of the fever turned out to be a bacteremia with coagulase-negati ve staphylococci (CONS) originating from a totally implanted venous access port (VAP). We briefly discuss the different types of VAP-related infection s and treatment modalities, (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser ved.