Achromobacter xylosoxidans Bacteremia in a Child with Neutropenia
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
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: 110-112, 2018.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| 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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Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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Oxirredutases
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Pneumonia
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Pseudomonas
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Infecções Urinárias
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Imunoglobulina M
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Infecção Hospitalar
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HIV
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Bacteriemia
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Colo
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Artigo
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