Abiotrophia bacteremia in a patient with neutropenic fever and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Abiotrophia isolates.

Murray, C K; Walter, E A; Crawford, S; McElmeel, M L; Jorgensen, J H · Clin Infect Dis · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of bacteremia due to Abiotrophia species in a patient with neutropenic fever and cancer who was receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis, followed by empirical therapy with cefepime; the organism was resistant to both antibiotics. We provide susceptibility data on 20 additional bloodstream isolates of Abiotrophia species.

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