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Septicemia due to Streptococcus equisimilis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Author(s) -
Appelbaum Peter C.,
Shaikh Bahu S.,
Gordon Robert A.,
Hallgren Elizabeth J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197910)44:4<1226::aid-cncr2820440410>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoblastic leukemia , antimicrobial , leukemia , immunology , cytotoxic t cell , pathogenicity , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
A 4‐year‐old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in relapse with documented septicemia due to group C Streptococci ( Streptococcus equisimilis ) is described. The patient responded well to therapy with appropriate cytotoxic and antimicrobial agents. There is a general lack of recognition of the pathogenicity of group C Streptococci in man. The potential opportunistic nature of these organisms in immunocompromised hosts and the need for early recognition and appropriate treatment of such infection is emphasized.