Catheter-related septic shock by Micrococcus in an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient

Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jan;42(1):87. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.010.

Authors

Yasunori Kogure¹, Fumihiko Nakamura¹, Arika Nukina¹, Yasuhiko Kamikubo¹, Motoshi Ichikawa¹, Mineo Kurokawa², Yasuhiko Kamikubo³, Mineo Kurokawa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kurokawa-tky@umin.ac.jp.
³ Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation MedicineThe University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 24388476
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Micrococcus / classification
Micrococcus / isolation & purification*
Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
Shock, Septic / microbiology
Transplantation, Autologous / adverse effects