Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension.
Infect Dis Rep
; 2(1): e5, 2010 Feb 03.
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ABSTRACT
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) are important complications in patients with long-term indwelling central venous catheters. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old male with pulmonary hypertension treated with continuous treprostinil infusion, who presented with a CR-BSI caused by a Tsukamurella species. This case highlights the potential for this unusual organism to cause infection in immunocompetent patients.
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Infect Dis Rep
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2010
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