Bacteremia Due to Corynebacterium jeikeium in a Patient with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia: Case Report
Corynebacterium jeikeium has been reported to cause sepsis primarily in patients with hematologic malignancies. Skin lesions, swelling and bruise on the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint, associated with fever, developed in a 49 years old man with acute myeloblastic leukaemia following induction ther...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2003-8-2-163-166.pdf |
| Summary: | Corynebacterium jeikeium has been reported to cause sepsis primarily in patients with hematologic malignancies. Skin lesions, swelling and bruise on the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint, associated with fever, developed in a 49 years old man with acute myeloblastic leukaemia following induction therapy. C. jeikeium
isolated from two blood cultures was found to be multiresistant, being sensitive only to vancomycin and teicoplanin. There was a symptomatic improvement with vancomycin therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |