TY - JOUR
T1 - Broviac catheter-related bacteraemias due to unusual pathogens in children with cancer
T2 - Case reports with literature review
AU - Castagnola, E.
AU - Conte, M.
AU - Venzano, P.
AU - Garaventa, A.
AU - Viscoli, C.
AU - Barretta, M. A.
AU - Pescetto, L.
AU - Tasso, L.
AU - Nantron, M.
AU - Milanaccio, C.
AU - Giacchino, R.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Among 102 episodes of intravenous catheter related bacteraemias documented between January 1989 and July 1996 in children receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation at G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy, were identified seven episodes due to unusual pathogens: Bacillus circulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Brevibacterium casei, Flavimonas oryzihabitans, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Comamonas acidovorans and Agrobacterium radiobacter. Susceptibility to different antibiotics of all strains are reported. In all cases catheter removal was required for culture negativization. All episodes were diagnosed in absence of granulocytopenia.
AB - Among 102 episodes of intravenous catheter related bacteraemias documented between January 1989 and July 1996 in children receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation at G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy, were identified seven episodes due to unusual pathogens: Bacillus circulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Brevibacterium casei, Flavimonas oryzihabitans, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Comamonas acidovorans and Agrobacterium radiobacter. Susceptibility to different antibiotics of all strains are reported. In all cases catheter removal was required for culture negativization. All episodes were diagnosed in absence of granulocytopenia.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)94199-2
DO - 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)94199-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 9200028
AN - SCOPUS:12644293828
VL - 34
SP - 215
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Infection
JF - Journal of Infection
SN - 0163-4453
IS - 3
ER -