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Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (2012) 6(2) 188-191
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1770
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The case of a Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer is presented. Blood cultures grew a Gram-positive rod, susceptible to several antimicrobials, subsequently identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Gordonia sputi. The infection resolved after successful treatment with antibiotics and catheter removal. © 2012 Kofteridis et al.

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Kofteridis, D. P., Valachis, A., Scoulica, E., Christidou, A., Maraki, S., & Samonis, G. (2012). Hickman catheter-related bacteremia caused by gordonia sputi in a patient with breast cancer. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 6(2), 188–191. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.1770

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