Port-A catheter-associated nocardia bacteremia detected by gallium inflammation scan: A case report and literature review

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Title:	Port-A catheter-associated nocardia bacteremia detected by gallium inflammation scan: A case report and literature review
Authors:	Lai, CH;Chi, CY;Chen, HP;Lai, CJ;Fung, CP;Liu, CY
Contributors:	附設醫院基因醫學部;Taipei Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Med, Infect Dis Sect, Taipei 11217, Taiwan;Natl Yang Ming Univ, Taipei 112, Taiwan;China Med Univ Hosp, Sect Infect Dis Internal Med, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Univ Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2004
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:46:38 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
Abstract:	Central venous catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia is rarely reported. We present the case of a 48-y-old male with a history of advanced T-cell lymphoma who suffered from recurrent fever and persistent Gram-positive bacillus bacteremia. Port-A catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical response to removal of the catheter and the finding of increased gallium uptake, along with the Port-A catheter presented in the gallium inflammation scan.
Relation:	SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 36(10):775-777
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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