Catheter-related septicemia caused by a vancomycin-resistant Coryneform CDC group A-5.

Pathology ·Vol. 26 ·No. 1 ·1994-01-00 ·Pages 56-8

Campbell PB, Palladino S, Flexman JP

Abstract

A case of catheter-related septicemia, due to Coryneform CDC group A-5, in an 11 yr old boy with acute myelomonocytic leukemia is discussed. The child failed to respond to initial antibiotic therapy, even following the addition of vancomycin. Laboratory studies later showed the organism to be vancomycin resistant but cefotaxime susceptible.

MeSH Terms

Actinomycetales/drug effects Actinomycetales Infections/microbiology Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects Child Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Male Sepsis/microbiology Vancomycin/pharmacology

Chemicals

Vancomycin

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Campbell P B

Department of Microbiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia.

Palladino S

Flexman J P

Article Info

Journal

Pathology

Abbr.

Pathology

ISSN

0031-3025

DOI

10.1080/00313029400169131

Published

1994-01-00

Pages

56-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0175411

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1080/00313029400169131 View journal details

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