CDC group IV c-2 infection in a stem cell transplant recipient

Bone Marrow Transplant. 1997 Dec;20(11):1005-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701004.

Abstract

Patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy for cancer are at a high risk of infections caused by unusual microorganisms. Previous chemotherapy, use of indwelling catheters and prior antibiotic treatment are common predisposing factors. We present a case of septicaemia due to a rare non-fermentative bacillus, CDC group IV c-2, found in the blood and venous catheter from a patient with a testicular germ cell tumour undergoing high-dose consolidation chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Germinoma / pathology
  • Germinoma / therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Male
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents