BROVIAC CATHETER-RELATED BACTEREMIAS DUE TO UNUSUAL PATHOGENS IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER - CASE-REPORTS WITH LITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
CASTAGNOLA E CONTE M VENZANO P GARAVENTA A VISCOLI C BARRETTA MA PESCETTO L TASSO L NANTRON M MILANACCIO C GIACCHINO R
Citation
E. Castagnola et al., BROVIAC CATHETER-RELATED BACTEREMIAS DUE TO UNUSUAL PATHOGENS IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER - CASE-REPORTS WITH LITERATURE-REVIEW, The Journal of infection, 34(3), 1997, pp. 215-218
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01634453
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
215 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4453(1997)34:3<215:BCBDTU>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Among 102 episodes of intravenous catheter related bacteraemias docume nted between January 1989 and July 1996 in children receiving antineop lastic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation at G. Gaslini Child ren's Hospital, Genoa, Italy, were identified seven episodes due to un usual pathogens: Bacillus circulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Brevibact erium casei, Flavimonas oryzihabitans, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Comamonas acidovorans and Agrobacterium radiobacter. Susceptibility to different antibiotics of all strains are reported In all cases cathet er removal was required for culture negativization. All episodes were diagnosed in absence of granulocytopenia.