Achromobacter xylosoxidans Bacteremia in a Child with Neutropenia
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
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: 110-112, 2018.
Article
Dans Coréen
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-714890
ABSTRACT
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a non-fermentative, aerobic, oxidase, and catalase-positive Gram-negative rod similar to Pseudomonas species. This organism colonizes aquatic environments and can cause nosocomial infections, especially in patients with immune deficiency such as human immunodeficiency virus infection, cancer, cystic fibrosis, neutropenia, and immunoglobulin M deficiency. Infections are found as bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, abscess formation, and osteomyelitis. It is known that most effective antibiotics are piperacillin/tazobactam, meropenem, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazol. But there is no optimal antibiotic therapy so far. We present a case of Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia in a 13-month-old Korean girl who had past history of neutropenia.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Ostéomyélite
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Oxidoreductases
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Pneumopathie infectieuse
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Pseudomonas
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Infections urinaires
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Immunoglobuline M
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Infection croisée
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VIH (Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine)
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Bactériémie
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Côlon
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Femelle
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Humains
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Bébé
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Année:
2018
Type:
Article
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