Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer
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Gordonia sputi, central venous catheter, bacteremiaAbstract
The case of a Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer is presented. Blood cultures grew a Gram-positive rod, susceptible to several antimicrobials, subsequently identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Gordonia sputi. The infection resolved after successful treatment with antibiotics and catheter removal.
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2011-09-26
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Kofteridis DP, Valachis A, Scoulica E, Christidou A, Maraki S, Samonis G (2011) Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer. J Infect Dev Ctries 6:188–191. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1770
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