A case of catheter related septicemia caused by Corynebacterium jeikeium

Arikan Akan Ö., Bengisun J. S., BATI A. H., Arat M., İLHAN O., Akan H.

Turkish Journal of Haematology, vol.19, no.1, pp.47-50, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Haematology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-50
  • Keywords: Catheter related infections, Corynebacterium jeikeium, Septicemia
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Corynebacterium spp. has been gaining importance in immunosuppressive patients. This report of a 15-year-old girl with acute myeloblastic leukemia who developed catheter related septicemia with Corynebacterium jeikeium is presented to point out the importance of microorganisms of the normal flora, which were dismissed as contaminants in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories in the past.