Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension | Zendy

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Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension

Author(s) -

Jason B. Weinberg,

Kristen A. Wendorf,

Claudia Espinosa,

William LeBar

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

infectious disease reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2036-7449

DOI - 10.4081/idr.2010.e5

Subject(s) - treprostinil , medicine , central venous catheter , bloodstream infection , pulmonary hypertension , catheter , intensive care medicine , surgery

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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