Central venous catheter-related infection due to Comamonas testosteroni in a woman with breast cancer

G Le Moal; M Paccalin; J P Breux; F Roblot; P Roblot; B Becq-Giraudon

doi:10.1080/00365540110026827

Central venous catheter-related infection due to Comamonas testosteroni in a woman with breast cancer

Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(8):627-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540110026827.

Authors

G Le Moal¹, M Paccalin, J P Breux, F Roblot, P Roblot, B Becq-Giraudon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France.

PMID: 11525361
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110026827

Abstract

A 75-y-old woman with breast cancer presented with bacteremia due to Comamonas testosteroni. Evolution was favorable following adapted antimicrobial therapy and removal of a central venous catheter. This germ seems to be a rare pathogen; as reported in the literature, it is mostly encountered in patients with predisposing factors.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Comamonas testosteroni* / isolation & purification
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents