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MDPI, Infectious Disease Reports, 1(2), 2010

DOI: 10.4081/idr.2010.e5

MDPI, Infectious Disease Reports, 1(2), p. e5, 2010

DOI: 10.4081/idr.2010.1649

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Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension

Journal article published in 2010 by Kristen A. Wendorf, Claudia M. Espinosa, William D. LeBar, Jason B. Weinberg ORCID
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Abstract

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) are important complications in patients with long-term indwelling central venous catheters. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old male with pulmonary hypertension treated with continuous treprostinil infusion, who presented with a CR-BSI caused by a Tsukamurella species. This case highlights the potential for this unusual organism to cause infection in immunocompetent patients.