Recurrent Nocardia Sepsis in a Patient With Sickle Cell Anemia Receiving Continuous Deferoxamine.

نویسندگان

  • Jacob M Wessler
  • Daniel J Adams
  • Anjali N Kunz
  • Janiine G Babcock
  • Kip R Hartman
چکیده

Nocardia species are ubiquitous soil-borne organisms that most commonly cause invasive disease in patients with defective cell-mediated immunity. We report a case of recurrent Nocardia sepsis in a patient with sickle cell disease and chronic iron overload, who was undergoing high-dose infusions of deferoxamine through a central venous catheter.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

دوره 3 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014