Fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by infection due to Kytococcus sedentarius--a pathogen or passenger?
- Levenga, H.
- Donnelly, P.
- Blijlevens, N.M.A.
- Verweij, P.E.
- Shirango, H.T.
- Pauw, B.E. de
Publication date
January 2004
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
Contains fulltext : 58464.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)A 55-year old man developed a hemorrhagic pneumonia, likely due to infection with Kytococcus sedentarius during neutropenia following induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Severe mucosal barrier injury and the selective pressure of broad-spectrum antibiotics probably made it possible for this normally harmless commensal to penetrate the gut, spread through the blood stream, and invade the lungs
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