Successful treatment of catheter-related fusarial infection in immunocompromised children
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (8) , 697-699
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01690877
Abstract
Fusarium infection is increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. The role of central venous catheters as potential portals of entry forFusarium is possibly underestimated. Four cases of catheter-related fusarial infection in children with acute leukemia or a solid tumor are described. These patients had an excellent response to removal of the central venous catheter and treatment with amphotericin B.Keywords
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