Death from inappropriate therapy for Lyme disease.

Patel, R; Grogg, K L; Edwards, W D; Wright, A J; Schwenk, N M · Clin Infect Dis · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 30-year-old woman died as a result of a large Candida parapsilosis septic thrombus located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.

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