Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum pneumonitis in a leukaemic child

N Cimolai; P Rogers; M Seear

doi:10.1136/thx.47.10.838

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum pneumonitis in a leukaemic child

Thorax. 1992 Oct;47(10):838-9. doi: 10.1136/thx.47.10.838.

Authors

N Cimolai¹, P Rogers, M Seear

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Abstract

A 6 year old boy receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukaemia developed pneumonia due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. He responded to antibiotics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
Child
Corynebacterium Infections / complications*
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Male
Opportunistic Infections / complications*
Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications*
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology

Substances

Cefotaxime