Abiotrophia Bacteremia in a Patient with Neutropenic Fever and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Abiotrophia Isolates

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 bloodstrea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2001-05, Vol.32 (10), p.e140-e142
Hauptverfasser:	Murray, Clinton K., Walter, Elizabeth A., Crawford, Sharon, Leticia McElmeel, M., Jorgensen, James H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteremia - microbiology Cephalosporins - pharmacology Drug Resistance, Microbial Fever - etiology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Levofloxacin Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Neutropenia - complications Ofloxacin - pharmacology Streptococcaceae - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/320150