Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in children with cancer.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 17(6): 394-7, 1998 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9758278
ABSTRACT
Reported here is the clinical presentation and management of patients with rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection diagnosed in a paediatric oncology unit. A retrospective analysis that correlated patient isolates with the children's cancer registry revealed two cases of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection; both had been observed within the last 6 years and were due to Mycobacterium chelonae. The first case was line-associated and the second was a disseminated infection. In both cases the patients were lymphopenic and had had indwelling vascular catheters. Neither patient was neutropenic. The literature on mycobacterial infection in children with cancer is also reviewed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Problema de saúde:
3_tuberculosis
Assunto principal:
Mycobacterium chelonae
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Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido
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Tumor de Wilms
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Neoplasias Renais
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Meduloblastoma
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido