Catheter-related bacteremia caused by the nocardioform actinomycete Gordonia terrae.

Pham, Audrey S; Dé, Indra; Rolston, Kenneth V; Tarrand, Jeffrey J; Han, Xiang Y · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Five cases of catheter-related bacteremia caused by Gordonia terrae are reported. All patients who also had the primary diagnosis of cancer experienced nonneutropenic fever as a result of G. terrae infection. All patients were treated successfully with antibiotics, with the requirement of catheter removal for 2 patients who had systemic infections.

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