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Kytococcus schroeteriBacteremia in a Patient with Hairy Cell Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Source :
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2015 (2015), Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- TheKytococcusgenus formerly belonged toMicrococcus. The first report of aKytococcus schroeteriinfection was in 2002 in a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. We report a case of central line associatedKytococcus schroeteribacteremia in a patient with underlying Hairy Cell Leukemia.Kytococcus schroeteriis an emerging infection in the neutropenic population and in patients with implanted artificial tissue. It is thought to be a commensal bacterium of the skin; however, attempts to culture the bacteria remain unsuccessful. There have been a total of 5 cases (including ours) ofK. schroeteribacteremia in patients with hematologic malignancies and neutropenia and only 18 documented cases in any population. Four of the cases of bacteria in neutropenic patients have been fatal, but early detection and treatment could make a difference in clinical outcomes.
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- education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
Kytococcus
biology
business.industry
Population
Early detection
Case Report
General Medicine
Neutropenia
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Dermatology
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Kytococcus schroeteri
Bacteremia
medicine
Endocarditis
lcsh:RC109-216
Hairy cell leukemia
education
business
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Details
- ISSN :
- 20906633 and 20906625
- Volume :
- 2015
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8e7d55d66714337a2dfd512f9593edd8