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

Authors :: Murray CK
Walter EA
Crawford S
McElmeel ML
Jorgensen JH
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2001 May 15; Vol. 32 (10), pp. E140-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2001 Apr 18.
Publication Year :: 2001
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.

Subjects :: Cefepime
Cephalosporins pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Fever etiology
Humans
Levofloxacin
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Ofloxacin pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Bacteremia microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology
Neutropenia complications
Streptococcaceae drug effects

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1058-4838
Volume :: 32
Issue :: 10
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 11317266
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1086/320150

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